In a study of inattentional blindness, Daniel Simons and colleagues presented an unexpected event, such as a woman with an umbrella crossing the room from left to right, to a group of participants who were trying to monitor the number of passes that a particular basketball team made in a film. When questioned later about “anything unexpected” that happened in the film, ______.
a. almost all participants noticed the woman with the umbrella
b. only participants with an easier pass-monitoring task noticed the woman
c. only participants with a more difficult pass-counting task noticed the woman
d. only about half of participants noticed the woman
d. only about half of participants noticed the woman
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Systems theory acknowledges that multiple contributions are important to causality and that they also
a. focus on childhood experiences. b. are unconscious conflicts. c. focus on physical illnesses. d. are interdependent.
According to Freud, id functions are __________, while superego functions are __________.
A. innate; learned B. sexual; aggressive C. rational; irrational D. based on the pleasure principle; based on the reality principle
According to Erikson, ___________ is the positive outcome of middle childhood; ___________ is the negative result of middle childhood
a. initiative; inferiority c. industry; guilt b. industry; inferiority d. autonomy; inferiority
Studies of symbiosis and mutual dependence formed the basis of Bowen's concept of individuation
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.