Susan loves her new baby brother, but sometimes she secretly wishes she were still the only child in the family. Which defence mechanism would she be using if she snuggled him a little too roughly?
A) regression
B) repression
C) reaction formation
D) projection
C) reaction formation
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Erica intensely dislikes a particular coworker and seems only to notice her negative qualities. For example, when the coworker is late for work but happens to bring in donuts, Erica assumes that the coworker brought donuts because he knew he was going to be late and is trying to deflect attention his lateness. It does not occur to her that her coworker is late because he stopped to buy donuts
Erica's conclusions illustrate ____. a. confirmation bias b. the gambler's fallacy c. the conjunction fallacy d. illusory correlation
Harriet uses the most widely used illicit drug in the U.S., as well as the Western world. What is Harriet's drug of choice?
a. nicotine b. cocaine c. LSD d. marijuana e. alcohol
The ____ sense is the only one that does not send information to the cortex via the thalamus.?
a. ?auditory b. ?visual c. ?olfactory d. ?cutaneous
What are the odds of guessing the correct answer on one true/false question?
a. "1 in 2" or 50% b. "1 in 3" or 33.3% c. "1 in 10" or 10% d. "1 in 50" or 2%