Hilary is going to be graduating with a Ph.D. in psychology next week at the age of 42. It took a very long time to figure out what career path to take; she worked as a nurse, secretary, postal worker, and day care provider
When she decided to become a psychologist, it felt like coming home; she knows that she has made the right decision. According to Marcia, which identity status does Hilary most likely have?
A) identity achievement
B) identity diffusion
C) identity moratorium
D) identity foreclosure
A) identity achievement Hilary's status is identity achievement because she has worked through the process and made a commitment.
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Which statement is an example of a demand characteristic in everyday life?
A) Laura enjoys reading tabloids in her free time. B) Mark acts more polite than normal while on a date. C) Seth buys a certain brand of candy because it appears that there are only a few left. D) Lacey speeds so that she won't be late to her next class.
The term used to describe responses made by a person in the presence of an original stimulus which come to be made in the presence of other stimuli that resemble the original one is:
a. resemblance conditioning b. response and instinct conditioning c. spontaneous recovery d. stimulus generalization
When does research suggest that a man is most likely to leave his wife for a younger woman?
a) when the marriage is 7 years old b) when the children are grown c) when the couple is childless d) soon after the man retires and is in psychological turmoil
In the context of exhibitionism, genital exposure by a man is ________.
A. a prelude or an invitation to intercourse B. a way to sexually arouse a willing person C. an escape from intercourse D. a way to keep strangers away