The tendency of teenagers to feel that they are always "on stage" and that they are the center of everyone else's world, just as they are the center of their own, is a phenomenon known as:
a) formal operations.
b) the imaginary audience.
c) the personal fable.
d) puberty.
ANS: B
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a. how hypnosis can aid in the recovery of long-forgotten memories. b. how easy it is to implant false memories. c. how classical conditioning produces taste aversions. d. the difference between repression and suppression regarding memory loss.
When stressed, most women tend to
a. become verbally aggressive. b. withdraw from others emotionally. c. seek support from friends. d. rationalize their stress.
The most cited reason children provide for discontinuing a sport is
A. it takes too much time B. coach plays favorites C. there is an overemphasis on winning D. they lose interest E. there is too much pressure
What is the historical significance of psychophysics?
a. It marked the first systematic attempt to measure psychological variables as precisely as physical variables in physics and chemistry. b. It introduced numerous new constructs regarding perception. c. It led to the development of the Weber Fraction which continues to be used today. d. It settled once and for all the relationship between the senses and the mind.