The belief that one's own thoughts and feelings differ from those of others, even though everyone is behaving in the same way, is called
a. stimulus overload.
b. pluralistic ignorance.
c. courageous resistance.
d. diffusion of responsibility.
b
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a. The most advantageous genes will survive to subsequent generations. b. Certain behaviors exist that are "natural." c. The most physically fit people will always survive the longest. d. If something is natural, then it's right.
Dr. Hart is a psychoanalyst treating a patient with dissociative identity disorder. He will probably explain the loss of memory in his patient as being due to ____
a. the attention the patient receives for being so forgetful b. excessive id control and a lack of superego c. equally weak ego and id d. extreme repression in the face of intense anxiety
Which field of psychology is interested in the study of positive emotions such as happiness and love, optimism and hope, joy and sensual pleasures?
a. optimistic psychology c. positive psychology b. emotional psychology d. humanistic psychology
Prosopagnosia is typically but not always accompanied by ______.
A. neglect B. object agnosia C. blind sight D. partial or complete color blindness