Peter is trying to accurately remember what his wife, Lois,
looked like and was wearing the first time he ever saw her. Research suggests this will involve actual details stored in his memory as well as his best guesses and hunches based on his current knowledge. This suggests that people actively _____ many of their recollections of the past.
Fill in the blank with correct word
Answer: reconstruct
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Regarding the abuse of drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. If a person merely feels briefly better after taking a drug, his or her drug taking will not become compulsive. b. Many drug abusers turn to drugs in a self-defeating attempt to cope with life. c. Antisocial behavior, school failure, and risky sexual behavior are commonly associated with drug abuse. d. The combination of immediate pleasure and delayed punishment allow abusers to feel good on demand.
John dreamed that he was in a train that entered a tunnel. If a psychologist believed that the dream expressed John's unconscious sexual desires, the psychologist would likely be a _________
a. humanist b. learning theorist c. personologist d. psychoanalyst
Professor Kinship views the family as a complex set of interacting relationships influenced by the larger social context. Professor Kinship endorses the __________ perspective of family
A) ethological B) dynamic systems C) social systems D) behaviorist
In terms of lifetime risk, what is the most common eating disorder?
A. Anorexia nervosa B. Binge eating disorder C. Bulimia nervosa D. Pica