Jason cannot stop thinking about the fact that because he turned in his term paper late, he missed getting an "A" in the class. He repetitively focuses on this negative part of the class;
in other words, his counterfactual thinking has turned into
a. thought suppression.
b. rumination.
c. heuristics.
d. controlled thinking.
Answer: B
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Behavior modification to reduce self-injurious behaviors has been most successful in programs that rely on the use of
a. extinction. b. punishment. c. response cost. d. positive reinforcement.
Social facilitation occurs with performance (as contrasted with learning) tasks
partly because the presence of others increases arousal. This (a) increases the likelihood of a dominant response occurring (b) is analogous to an autokinetic effect in social relations (c) decreases the likelihood of a dominant response occurring (d) is analogous to an Asch effect effect in social relations
Adolescents' evaluations of their lives in terms of their thoughts and their emotions is known as
A) cognitive appraisal. B) positive psychology. C) subjective well-being. D) personal evaluation.
Social contact motivated by information seeking tends to lead to:
A. stronger family ties. B. meeting more people. C. a preference for familiar people. D. a more diverse social network.