Lenny, a 17-year-old college student, is playing online poker and believes that his losses must soon be followed by wins, so he doubles his bet. Lenny is exhibiting the cognitive distortion known as
a. vicarious reinforcement.
b. the gambler's fallacy.
c. the tension-release error.
d. selective memory.
B
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Studies of speech errors suggest that ______.
a. native speakers of a language rarely make speech errors b. most speech errors are caused by fatigue c. word substitutions typically show both meaning and form relations d. choosing a word’s meaning and a word’s form appear to be separate processes that operate at different times in speech production
The theory of _______ attempts to explain what happens when people behave in ways that are contrary to their beliefs or attitudes
a. social comparison b. cognitive dissonance c. opponent processes d. social exchange
Many studies that assess secure and insecure attachment in adolescence use the
A. Adolescent Attachment Survey (AAS). B. Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). C. Jung Typology. D. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).
With proper treatment and early intervention, the cognitive decline and cortical damage associated with certain subtypes of neurocognitive disorder may be delayed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false