Roni receives a "D" on a major term paper. Rather than seeing this as the end of her plans for graduate school and a good job, she thinks about the fact she received some fairly low grades in her first semester, but she was still able to make the honor roll. In this case, Roni is coping with potential stress:
a. using biofeedback
b. by reappraising the consequences
c. by deriving future alternatives
d. using autogenic relaxation
B
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Which of the following Freudian ideas has not been supported by research?
a. The personality being subject to little change after age five b. The existence of verbal "Freudian" slips c. The existence of the unconscious d. The defense mechanism of repression
One of the major psychological defenses we use against emotional threats involves an unconscious forgetting known as
a. repression. b. suppression. c. redintegration. d. elaborative processing.
Regarding the forgetting of information, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. During testing, meaningful information is lost just as quickly as nonsense syllables. b. A short delay between studying and taking a test minimizes forgetting. c. When one studies, it is best to use short, daily study sessions and then review intensely before the test. d. If one only crams for a test, he or she may not learn enough material in the first place.
Regardless of the emotions associated with a divorce, what consistently happens to children afterwards?
a. downward movement in socioeconomic status b. serious psychological disturbance c. enhanced psychological functioning because the marital conflict is now resolved d. none of these