Jared has awakened spontaneously from a dream. He takes a few minutes to try to memorize the dream. Next, he engages in 10 to 15 minutes of reading that requires his full wakefulness. Then, while lying in bed and returning to sleep, he says to himself, "Next time I'm dreaming, I want to remember I'm dreaming.". Finally, he visualizes himself lying in bed asleep while in the dream he just
rehearsed. At the same time, he pictures himself realizing that he is dreaming. Jared is trying to learn how to use
a. the paradoxical intention.
b. secondary elaboration.
c. lucid dreaming.
d. the basic suggestion effect.
C
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A. Children do not have sexual motives. B. Several of his concepts have no supporting scientific data. C. Defense mechanisms actually increase anxiety. D. Psychoanalytic therapy is effective for treating psychotics only.
On the issue of free will versus determinism, Skinner believed people function:
a. in accordance with inner being. c. like machines. b. by genetic factors. d. by unconscious conflicts.
For Hartley, the only process that converts simple ideas into complex ideas is:
a. abstract thought b. reflection c. association d. imagination
According to Maslow, the expressions of your tendencies to fully develop your personal potentials are referred to as
a. self-esteem needs. b. narcissistic needs. c. meta-needs. d. intrinsic needs.