In general, as children become adolescents, their feelings of competence
rise.
decline.
rise then decline.
remain stable.
decline.
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A Latina woman tells her therapist that people express surprise that she speaks English with no accent, or when she tells them that she is majoring in biochemistry. The section on psychotherapy in Chapter 12 would categorize these actions as
a. a ruminative style. b. the myths of meritocracy. c. microaggressions. d. stereotype threat.
Which statement is an example of an upward counterfactual?
A. If the traffic wasn't so heavy, I wouldn't have missed the ferry. B. If I had taken the ferry, I wouldn't have arrived much faster than using the bridge. C. If I had taken the ferry, I would have been seasick. D. If the ferry broke down, I would have been stranded.
One of Pavlov's dogs had stopped salivating at the sound of the tone. The next day the tone was presented again and the dog began salivating. Pavlov referred to this as
a. shaping. b. spontaneous extinction. c. stimulus generalization. d. spontaneous recovery. e. higher-order conditioning.
Which of the following individuals is LEAST likely to develop substance problems?
A) Sonny, who is impulsive B) Stormy, who started using drugs at age 16 C) Dusty, who is aggressive D) Rainn, who is has behavior problems