A witness identifies Kathy as the perpetrator of a crime that Kathy did not commit. The witness saw Kathy's picture in a photo lineup of suspects, though, and has mistakenly replaced the face of the actual criminal with Kathy's face when remembering the crime. This is an example of
A. the Fisher effect.
B. projective memory.
C. unconscious transference.
D. Holmes' law.
C
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The area of behavioral genetics suggests that genetic factors:
a. are fixed b. set a range for behaviors c. do not interact with the environment d. account for more than 75% of the development of personality traits
The emotional style that results in behavioral manifestations, such as aggression or temper tantrums, is referred to as
a. internalizing. c. negatizing. b. externalizing. d. neutralizing.
By the early school years,
A) most children always form stereotypes when some basis for them exists. B) children's parents' and friends' racial attitudes typically resemble their own. C) children associate power and privilege with white people. D) children pick up much information about group status from explicit messages from adults.
Ignacio comes from a culture that frequently includes spiritual possession and altered personas as a part of religious ceremony. Some of his friends are concerned that these practices may actually be an indicator of a dissociative disorder. His friends consult with a psychologist, who informs them that Ignacio could not be diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Why not, according to the APA?
a. Symptoms cannot be attributable to the physiological effects of a substance. b. Dissociative identity disorder is more common in females. c. Men typically deny these symptoms when they see a mental health professional. d. Dissociative identity disorder cannot be diagnosed when the disturbance is a part of broadly accepted religious or cultural practice.