Samantha is watching a movie on TV. The story is about a young boy who had lost his brother in a traffic accident. Samantha says that she knows just how the boy feels and even guesses many of the character's lines before he says them

This situation illustrates the type of perspective taking involved with ________. a) a cognitive understanding of how others must feel in a particular situation
b) an emotional reaction to the emotions experience by a close significant other individual
c) imagining how friends of yours would feel if you were in the same situation as another individual
d) feeling empathy for—and identifying with—a fictional character


d

Psychology

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a. addiction. b. drug tolerance. c. psychological withdrawal. d. binge pattern.

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Which example describes a judgement of learning?

A) receiving an 85 on a standardized exam B) deciding to implement distributed practice instead of massed practice C) rereading the text and focusing on only the previously underlined material D) concluding that one has mastered the material to be learned

Psychology

The Gestalt principles of organization:

a. are binocular cues for perceiving three-dimensional objects b. illustrate how illusions lead to inaccurate perceptions c. are rules which help us to organize elements into something that is complete d. were developed by Weber as part of Weber's Law

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When neurons called nociceptors in the skin are stimulated, the result is

a. pain c. heat b. pleasure d. all of these

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