Substance abuse counselors may use the technique of __________ to increase their clients' readiness to make changes in their lives.

A. direct confrontation
B. motivational interviewing
C. behavioral interviewing
D. peer processing


Answer: B

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a. People frequently make errors judging others and are rarely accurate in impression formation. b. People frequently exhibit bias in their perceptions of others. However, their biases do not necessarily result in inaccurate impression formation c. People frequently exhibit bias in their perceptions of others. Such bias results in inaccurate impression formation. d. People infrequently exhibit bias and, as a result, rarely make errors in impression formation.

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The minuscule space where the axon terminal of one neuron nearly touches a dendrite or the cell body of another is called the _______________

a. receptor site. b. dendrite. c. synaptic cleft. d. synaptic vesicle.

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a. gender-role consistency c. gender identity b. gender constancy d. gender-role awareness

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A. nearly 50% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another B. nearly 100% of the participants noticed the change from one person to another C. nearly 100% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another D. the participants were surprised when the experimenter was suddenly someone of a different gender

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