Maura believes that it is a dire necessity for her to be loved or approved by everyone and that it is catastrophic if things are not the way she wants them. She is displaying basic:
A. basic irrational assumptions
B. existential anxiety
C. conditions of worth
D. moral anxiety
Answer: A. basic irrational assumptions
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Wayne was injured when a rotary saw blade was accidentally used in a game of Frisbee golf. Wayne seemed all right, except for a large vertical cut through the middle of his skull. However, when he was asked to place his left hand into his left pocket and verbally describe the contents, he couldn't. Having taken introductory psychology course, his friend Garth deduced, "Wayne's __________ must be cut!"
A. hypothalamus B. occipital lobe C. corpus callosum D. frontal lobe
If you stand in the checkout line of any discount store, you'll see a very odd assortment of items on display: disposable razors, batteries, ballpoint pens, playing cards, trail mix, USB drives, and so on
Retailers call these items "impulse buys," meaning that although people may not come to the store looking for cards, pens, or trail mix, when they see them near the checkout, they'll buy them. An attitude researcher might say that people buy these items because a. consumers' attitudes toward such utilitarian items are emotionally based. b. these items reflect people's social identity concerns, so they will deliberate quickly about whether to purchase them. c. attitudes toward these items may be highly accessible. d. intentions are relatively unimportant when people engage in deliberative behaviors like purchases.
Some theorists have proposed that sexual masochism might provide temporary relief from
A) being seen as a sexual object. B) both painful and pleasant sexual sensations. C) repressed anger. D) the responsibilities of independent selfhood.
Jealousy, envy and the desire for exclusivity are characteristics of _____ love
a. Eros. b. Storge. c. Manic. d. Agape.