A student has just walked into a psychology class and realized there is going to be a pop quiz. The student says quietly, "That's okay, I study every day anyway," and feels optimistic and confident. The best explanation for the student's reaction is the concept of:
a. cognitive appraisal
b. the general adaptation syndrome
c. denial
d. the reaction formation
A
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An increase in response to stimuli that are dangerous or threatening is called __________.
A. shaping B. habituation C. extinction D. sensitization
Debriefing occurs
a. during the informed consent portion of the research. b. anytime before the independent variable is manipulated. c. at any point during the course of the research. d. after participation in the study has ended. e. after the independent variable has been manipulated.
Doctor A.D. Aitchdey conducts research on childhood disorders. Specifically, she wants to learn more about disorders in which the children's behaviors cause disruptions in their environments. Her next project will focus on children with conduct disorder. In other words, Doctor Aitchdey's research is focusing on the __________ category of childhood disorders.
A. differentiated B. overcontrolled C. generalized D. externalizing
Without actually counting with numbers, even young infants can determine that one set of objects has more or less than another set. This skill is called
A) unconscious counting. B) automatic mathematics. C) subitizing. D) digitizing.