John believed that if he spray painted his favorite actress' name on every building in his small town,
that this actress would see it on the news and would fall madly in love with him. John's delusion would be classified as which type?
a. histrionic
b. erotomanic
c. jealous
d. persecutory
ANSWER: b
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Dominic has a very active set of defense mechanisms that constantly affect his thoughts and behavior. The defense mechanisms are ____
a. ?his id's effort to protect his libido b. ?his superego's attempt to promote his morality c. ?his ego's attempt to control anxiety and guilt d. ?the suppression of maladaptive impulses
The American Academy of Pediatrics says that children under the age of two should ________
a. watch no more than 15 hours of television per week b. watch no more than 10 hours of television per week c. watch fewer than 5 hours of television per week d. not watch any television at all
Taylor and Brian work in a bank and deal with rude customers each day. Taylor observes Brian standing up to customers and yelling back at them and she begins to imitate his behavior. If Brian is fired for this behavior, Taylor is likely to
A. become even more aggressive towards customers. B. reduce how aggressive she is to customers. C. stick with the behavior and wait to also be fired. D. retaliate and quit her job in a very aggressive manner.
The study by Aronson and Mills in which some college women were made to go through an embarrassing initiation ceremony in order to gain access to a discussion group:
(a) found those who had the severe initiation disliked the discussion group as a result. (b) found those who had the severe initiation liked the discussion group more as a result. (c) has implications for understanding the actions of such diverse groups as college fraternities and primitive societies. (d) only a and c. (e) only b and c.