Which statement made by a therapist to a client in person-centered therapy would demonstrate the principle of accurate empathy?

A) “I wish I could fix your problem for you, but that’s not possible.”
B) “I don’t think you’re worthless at all.”
C) “I’ve been through that kind of experience myself.”
D) “I can understand why you would be so upset by this.”


D) “I can understand why you would be so upset by this.”

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Chapter 6 begins with a discussion about gender differences in social behavior. Which of the following statements is correct about the situations that are likely to demonstrate especially small gender differences?

a. Gender differences are small if you compare men and women with similar jobs and you emphasize their work roles. b. Gender differences are small when other people are watching. c. Gender differences are small when we study nonverbal behavior. d. Gender differences are small when we study people in developing countries, rather than in North America.

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People who quit smoking after smoking for a long time a. may not get worse, but their overall health will remain bad. b. show significant improvements in their health

c. will continue to deteriorate but at a slower rate. d. will remain at risk for heart attack but not for cancer.

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Oliver is studying for his German midterm. He put a lot of time and effort into the weekly quizzes at the beginning of the term, so he is finding he doesn’t have to spend much time relearning the material from those quizzes. Ebbinghaus would say that the difference in study time to relearn is his ______.

a. savings b. test-retest effect c. process loss d. learning empowerment

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If one undertakes an action that is a good but that also results in a negative end, as long as the negative end was not the intent of the actor, then the good action and good end can be considered a good. This is called the _______________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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