Explain the significance of daydreams as an altered state of consciousness. What types of experiences do we daydream about?

What will be an ideal response?


* Daydreams are a form of consciousness that involve fantasies, usually spontaneous, that occur while a person is awake.
* Daydreams help us solve problems, rehearse events, explore useful ideas, and escape undesirable experiences.
* Most daydreams relate to everyday experiences and immediate situations.

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a. are able to take broad views of situations. b. tend to take narrow views of situations. c. adopt the perspectives of their parents. d. are not influenced by utopian thoughts.

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Which of the following is true about Bandura's academic pursuit of psychology?

a. His interest in psychology persisted despite problems in commuting to his university. b. He chose psychology because it was scheduled at a convenient time, not because he was interested in it. c. He was loyal to behaviorism early in his career but soon began to digress from it. d. His interest in psychology waned soon after he found that the course material was drab.

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Throughout Greece and Rome, physicians emphasized a approach to learning about the causes of abnormal behavior

a. theoretical b. spiritual c. scientific d. theological

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a. freestanding b. uniform plan c. free-form work station plan d. portable office approach

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