There are some problems that can't be solved, but we can change the way we think about the problem. What coping method is being used when a person says, "Well, I may have lost my accounting job, but I always did want a chance to work with people, and now I can find a job that allows me to do that"?
A. Reappraising the situation
B. Learning from the experience
C. Making social comparisons
Answer: A. Reappraising the situation
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tell you about Luis? a. He is withdrawing from alcohol and probably not psychotic at all. b. He is likely taking both an atypical and a conventional antipsychotic now. c. He has probably never taken any antipsychotics but likely has taken benzodiazepines. d. He has likely taken a conventional antipsychotic in the past.
A liberal group is discussing a possible tax increase to fund Medicare. When the group has finished their discussion, their views are even more liberal than they were when the group started. This is an example of:
A. the fundamental attribution error B. group polarization C. the diffusion of responsibility D. social comparison theory
During a class meeting, a student asks the psychology professor to define a nerve impulse. Before the professor can open his mouth to answer, you remember the definition, which is:
A. a surge of electrical activity simultaneously occurring down the entire axon B. the release of neurotransmitters into the synapse C. a tiny electrical current D. a series of individual action potentials that occur segment by segment down the axon
The phone in your room rings; you pick it up and immediately recognize the voice of your grandfather. What process is involved in this recognition?
a) sensation b) perception c) adaptation d) transduction