Mara knows her name. She knows that she is a girl and has two parents and a brother. She knows that her favorite color is red and her favorite animal is a dog. Mara's capacity to think about herself is called:
a. the social metric scale
b. biological awareness
c. sociomoral emotions
d. self-reflection
D. Self-reflection is the capacity to think about herself.
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"A state of feeling that has physiological, situational, and cognitive components" is the definition of which of the following terms?
a. Emotion b. Temperament c. Mood d. Trait
Briefly discuss the research on cognitive coping. When people experience traumas, what sorts of cognitive responses are likely to be most helpful in promoting recovery?
What will be an ideal response?
One strength of Freud's approach to development is his description of how
a. early experience can influence later development. b. children learn through observation. c. reinforcement and punishment determine behavior. d. conscious motivations underlie most decision-making.
Biologically based treatments for reducing or eliminating the symptoms of psychological disorders are known as:
a. consciousness therapies b. behavioral therapies c. insight therapies d. biomedical therapies