Mischel's cognitive person variables suggest that all of the following will affect whether a person will make it through college except ____.?
a. ?a belief that she has the necessary academic skills
b. ?genetically inherited personality traits
c. ?a plan for doing well in class
d. ?the expectation that studying hard will lead to good grades
ANSWER:
b
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a. behaviors caused by personal distress b. beliefs and actions shared by a religious group c. impairment in social functioning d. behavior of which the individual is unaware
Illustrate the three basic characteristics of psychotherapy by describing one of the therapies presented in the module.
What will be an ideal response?
A psychiatrist says, "People with antisocial personality disorder fail to learn from past experience despite the criticism of parents and others. They may promise to improve, but there is no sincerity in the words; they continue to break the rules of society. Such a person obviously has a weak superego that is unable to reign in his id." This psychiatrist most likely endorses which perspective?
a. cognitive-behavioral c. family systems b. humanistic d. psychodynamic
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false