Brianna forgot to pick up the dry cleaning on the way home from work
This memory lapse would normally drive her husband Larry crazy, but tonight he focused instead on the great meal she prepared and her great sense of humor. Focusing on the positives of a situation instead of the negatives is known as _____________.
a. relaxation
b. catharsis
c. cognitive restructuring
d. psychological detachment
c
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Todd's mother notices that he makes a variety of sounds including cooing, crying, gurgling, and murmuring, along with facial expressions, gestures, imitation, and other nonlinguistic means. What is Todd demonstrating?
A. phonology B. morphology C. semantics D. prelinguistic communication
Delirium is best defined as
a. another term for dementia. b. incurable. c. a reversible state of confusion and disorientation. d. a normal part of the aging process.
Which statement about visual angles is TRUE?
A. Smaller objects close up can have the same visual angles as larger objects farther away. B. Larger objects close up can have the same visual angles as smaller objects farther away. C. As an object moves farther away from the viewer, its visual angle increases. D. As an object moves closer to the viewer, its visual angle on the retina decreases.
As applied to personality, the co-twin method means . . .
a. Comparing the personality of one twin to the other twin b. Finding out if identical twins have healthier personalities than fraternal twins c. Finding out if identical twins are more similar to each other than fraternal twins d. Finding out if male-male identical twins are more similar than female-female identical twins