People with very creative lifestyles may be emotionally stable, while people who exhibit overly rigid conventional behavior may have pychopathology. In each of these cases, misdiagnosis would result if one used which definition of abnormality?
a. social nonconformity
b. statistical abnormality
c. cultural abnormality
d. subjective discomfort
A
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One way to diminish the influence of primacy effect is to __________________________
a. rely instead on the recency effect b. be mindful of its existence and its power over our judgment c. only be influenced by positive information d. let the target person know that their first impression will be most influential on you
Assuming that everyone thinks you are a jerk because you forgot to show up at a dinner party with a gift for the host can be considered an example of _____ effect.
A. transparency B. audience C. spotlight D. headlight
In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of:
A) rules and laws. B) rewards and punishments. C) ethical principles. D) cognitive abilities.
According to the cognitive sciences, personality should be what type of process?
A. measurable information that can be received and stored B. unmeasurable information that can only be felt C. communication between two individuals D. nonsophisticated