When a professor of psychology was asked to recall how she felt about her choice of a psychology major as a second-year university student, her recollections of the university major were more positive than were her actual uncertain feelings at the time. This memory phenomenon is known as _____ bias.
A) suggestibility
B) change
C) consistency
D) misattribution
C) consistency
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Carlos is an adolescent who has antisocial tendencies. His father threatens to "beat some sense" into Carlos the way his father beat sense into him. Carlos retorts, "If you think your father is so great, why haven't you spoken to him in five years?" Which therapy format would probably work best in this situation?
a. ?rational-emotive behavior therapy b. ?family therapy c. ?social skills training d. ?Gestalt therapy
What are our understandings of other people called?
A. person perceptions B. self-fulfilling prophecy C. expectancy effect D. a central trait
Discuss the recent controversy about the importance of self-esteem, and summarize some of the related research
What will be an ideal response?
Bennett is 73 and retired. He spends his days watching classic TV shows and has dinner at the VFW Hall with friends every evening. Bennett's daughter Jean is noticing his memory seems to be slipping more than usual. Assuming his problem is not a medical one, what can Jean do to help improve her father's working memory?
A. watch game shows with him B. play cards with him C. golf with him D. play trivia games with him