Using superordinate categories to reduce stereotyping and prejudice is an example of ________
a. cooperative empowerment
b. controlled processing
c. pole-shifting
d. recategorization
Answer: d
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a. declines; reduced efficiency due to the loss of coordination among group members' efforts b. declines; positive reinforcement from other group members for reduced productivity c. increases; concern about being observed and evaluated by other group members d. increases; commitment to the group's goals
Judy is in therapy for her compulsive hand washing. Her therapist conjures up several images of filthy clothes and digging in dirt. Judy gets the feeling of being "contaminated" but is not allowed to resort to the usual ritual of hand washing. This therapy is called ____
a. desensitization and relapse prevention b. exposure with response prevention c. systematic desensitization d. cognitive restructuring
While cramming for a psychology exam, Hannah finds that, if she thinks about the meaning of terms and tries to use them in examples, she learns them much better. What technique is Hannah using to improve her memory of the terms?
A) organizational encoding B) chunking C) visual imagery judgements D) semantic judgements
In a 2007 study approximately what percent of American adolescents had seriously considered suicide?
A) 2 B) 8 C) 15 D) 27