Melanie was extremely impressed when she first met Jason. He seemed self-confident and highly successful. After dating him for several weeks, however, Melanie realized that Jason tended to exaggerate his accomplishments and was totally absorbed with himself. Jason's behaviour is consistent with which personality disorder?

A) histrionic
B) narcissistic
C) obsessive-compulsive
D) antisocial


B) narcissistic

Psychology

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Which of these is an example of hindsight bias?

a. After two people fall in love, they decide it was love at first sight. b. A married couple say they love each other as much as ever c. A married couple say they had more fun when they were newlyweds. d. A married couple cannot remember their first date.

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Split-brain patients suffer ____

a. little or no impairment of overall intellectual performance b. a lack of motor control c. sensation deficits d. memory deficits

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Many theorists believe that behaviorism and social learning theory

A) overemphasize the plasticity of cognitive development. B) overestimate people's contributions to their own development. C) offer too narrow a view of important environmental influences. D) overemphasize each individual's unique life history.

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Distinguish between a situation in which an outlier would weaken Pearson’s r and a situation in which it would strengthen it.

What will be an ideal response?

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