The tendency to interpret, seek, and create information that is consistent with pre-existing expectations is called the ____ bias
a. implicit stereotype
b. representativeness
c. availability
d. confirmation
d
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James Mill maintained that any mental experience can be reduced to:
a. primary qualities b. neural mechanisms c. vibratiuncles d. simple ideas
Which group is organized by concerned citizens in many cities and keeps listings of qualified therapists and other services and programs in the community?
a. mental health associations b. community encounter groups c. paraprofessional organizations d. half-way houses
Which of the following best describes the findings of Dr. Pennebaker’s study on processing intense emotions?
A. Speaking to a significant other about emotional topics was beneficial in the short term but proved to be distressing in the long term. B. Talking to friends about emotional topics proved to be beneficial in the short term, and was neither beneficial nor distressful in the long term. C. Writing about emotional topics proved to be distressing for the experimental group initially, but more beneficial in the long term. D. Creating art related to emotional topics proved to be distressful for both the experimental group and the control group.
Which of the following terms suggests that it is possible to condition all conditioned stimuli equally well to all unconditioned stimuli?
A) Stimulus generalization B) Shaping of successive approximations C) Equipotentiality D) Stimulus discrimination