Which of the following is a characteristic of reaction formation, a defense mechanism?
A. People redirect a threatening impulse from its original source to a nonthreatening target.
B. People generate acceptable reasons for outcomes that might otherwise appear socially unacceptable.
C. People attribute their own unacceptable qualities onto others.
D. People exhibit behavior that is exactly opposite of what is expected of them.
Answer: D
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a. internal consistency. b. time sampling. c. the test-retest method. d. more than one of these.
On which type of problem-solving task would the performance of a middle-aged adult be superior to that of a young adult?
a. On unfamiliar, meaningless laboratory tasks b. On unfamiliar, but meaningful tasks c. On familiar and meaningful tasks d. Middle-aged problem-solvers never out-perform younger adults
Which of the following is not a part of the sociocultural model of prevention?
a. unacceptable drinking should be defined b. drinking should be integrated into a broader social context c. society should raise the price of alcohol relative to disposable income d. alcohol should be served only when food is available
An inherited tendency toward alcoholism may involve greater sensitivity to alcohol and
a. less withdrawal from alcohol. c. less muscle control with alcohol. b. less tolerance for alcohol. d. greater tolerance for alcohol.