Fidel has a pessimistic explanatory style. How is he likely to see bad events?

a. He will see bad events as transient.
b. He will see bad events as specific.
c. He will see bad events as external.
d. He will see bad events as stable.


Answer: D: He will see bad events as stable.

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As it relates to systematic desensitization, the term counterconditioning means:

a. to condition with an aversive stimulus b. to extinguish a previously acquired response c. a conditioning procedure in which a negative CS is paired with a positive UCS d. to condition with an internal CS

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Which of the following is a basic goal of cognitive therapy?

a) to help clients uncover unconscious conflicts and sexual urges b) to help clients develop a closer match between real and ideal selves c) to help clients change irrational thoughts to rational thoughts d) to help clients complete unfinished business and become whole

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When a group of people are chosen to represent a larger population and are asked about their attitudes, behaviors, or thinking on a given topic, this is considered __________ research.

A. ethnographic B. case study C. experimental D. survey

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