In terms of psychosexual theory, which of the following statements about defense mechanisms is most accurate?
a. Children are so honest that they use only coping mechanisms. b. Only very neurotic people use defense mechanisms.
c. The basic function of defense mechanisms is to protect the person from being overwhelmed by painful thoughts and feelings such as anxiety and guilt.
d. After a long period, defense mechanisms lead to higher levels of functioning.
c
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Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year. He is now unable to remember how to get to and from his new doctor's office using a specific route. The brain structure that was potentially damaged by the stroke was the __________.
A. amygdala B. hypothalamus C. hippocampus D. cerebellum
An example of a gross motor skill is
a. crawling. c. drawing. b. grasping. d. pinching.
Which of the following statements is supported by research on memory?
A) Boys tend to produce better organized and more complex personal memories than girls. B) Preschoolers who experience the repetitive style produce more organized and detailed personal stories than preschoolers who experience the elaborative style. C) Preschoolers who experience the elaborative style recall more information about past events than preschoolers who experience the repetitive style. D) Asian adults report their first memory, on average, earlier than Western adults.
The "self-fulfilling prophecy" is the reason that many people
a. love doomsday predictions. b. make a prophecy that they will fail their exams. c. create a prophecy that they will succeed on their exams. d. act in ways to make predictions of their own behavior or others' come true.