Ralph's long-time girlfriend Amy dumped him during his junior year in college. When asked why he hasn't dated much in the last five years, he says that "he'll never be able to truly trust another woman after what Amy did to him.". According to REBT, Ralph
a. has lost meaningfulness in his life and needs to make the courageous choice to find love.
b. is exhibiting learned helplessness and avoidance conditioning.
c. is exhibiting the defense mechanism of regression.
d. has an irrational belief that because something once strongly affected him, it will do so forever.
D
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Researchers extended Schachter’s initial findings by arranging for individuals to meet in a room for a study titled “Sexual Attitudes” (Morris et al, 1976). Participants in this study were more likely to show signs of withdrawal when they were in the ___ condition.
a. embarrassed b. ambiguity c. fear d. initiation e. group
If you are a manager and want to increase the quality of work produced by your employees, you would
a. raise salaries. b. give monetary bonuses. c. give more freedom of choice in the methods for completing work on the job. d. fire some of the employees who show the poorest quality of work to intensify security needs within the other employees.
The James-Lange theory of emotion proposes that we react by screaming and running from a bear before we know that we are experiencing fear
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Aletha has been having difficulty in her first-period history class. One day Aletha misses the school bus. She has to walk to school and doesn’t arrive until after her history class is over. Aletha begins missing the bus (and therefore arriving at school late) more and more frequently. Aletha’s missing the bus is an example of:
A) Superstitious behavior B) Avoidance learning C) Punishment I D) Punishment II