A computer technician spends his workday dealing with complex technical problems. Then he goes home and can't get the monitor on his wife's desktop computer to work
After searching in vain for problems such as a defective video card, he is embarrassed when his 6-year-old son observes that the monitor is not plugged in. The technician's problem is an example of which of the following?
a) Negative set (Einstellung
b) Functional fixedness
c) Lack of an algorithm
d) Insufficient incubation
A
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a. divorce less likely b. divorce more likely c. marriage less likely d. marriage more likely
Behavior therapies are particularly effective in treating problems of
a. self-control. c. self-defeating beliefs. b. college students. d. irrational beliefs.
Which of the following conditions is conducive to creating a group think effect?
a. the illusion of disagreement b. a weak leader c. failing to critically evaluate ideas d. members who do not like each other
Posted on the wall in the room where the wrestling team practices, a sign reads: "You can achieve it if you believe it and if you believe it you can do it!" The wrestlers might not realize it, but this statement is very similar to a basic assumption of
a. psychodynamic therapy. b. cognitive behavior therapy. c. social-learning therapy. d. behavioral therapy.