Charles has been going out drinking frequently in response to feelings of self-discrepancy. He is using a type of coping technique known as
A) ?social comparison.
B) ?blunting self-awareness.
C) ?changing one's behavior.
D) ?expanding the possible self.
B
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Children who experience or engage in more conflict and aggression with their close friends tend to
a. become more aggressive over time. b. be those who are doing well in school. c. become more aggressive over time, but this is only true for boys. d. be accepted by most other children out of fear of being attacked.
At one time, psychologists were primarily involved in evaluating criminal defendants for competency to stand trial. Now psychologists ____
a. primarily do evaluations for competency cases that involve the new "guilty, but mentally ill" defense b. are forbidden from doing such evaluations c. have expanded roles including giving expert opinions on organic brain functioning, traumatic injury, suicide, and deprogramming activities d. evaluate civil defendants for competency to stand trial
Judging someone to be a good person because you know she is warm and outgoing would exemplify an impression based on
a. false cues b. physical attraction c. stereotypes d. the halo effect
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven distinct mental abilities proposed by Thurstone?
a. memory c. operations b. word fluency d. perceptual speed