The main purpose of a self-schema is to:

a. organize and judge emotional states
b. serve as a conscience to guide behaviour
c. organize information and impressions about the self
d. evaluate feelings about oneself
e. influence how others perceive us


Ans: c

Psychology

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One reason some women temporarily opt out of the workforce or go into business for themselves is

a. work-family conflict. b. to gain more control over their lives. c. they had infant children and long work hours. d. due to all of these.

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Which best illustrates the concept of a defense mechanism?

a. Stacey learns karate. b. Diane forgot to bring her textbook to class. c. Laurie cannot remember being raped. d. Michael always uses his car alarm.

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The probability of making a Type II error can be reduced by maximizing:

a. within-groups variance. b. mortality. c. treatment effect. d. none of these

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