Jean, a 14-year-old, believes that she will become the first woman to develop a cure for cancer. Jean has developed a ________, which is the belief that one's experiences and beliefs are unique, exceptional, and shared by no one else.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


personal fable

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The principles of classical and operant conditioning are used in ____.

A. client-centered therapy B. psychoanalysis C. behavior therapy D. short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy

Psychology

Tuition rates were ____ in 2007 than they were in 1982 in both public and private colleges and universities

a. twice as high b. three times higher c. four times higher d. five times higher

Psychology

Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg argued that attaining __________ is relatively rare.

A. preconventional morality B. immorality C. postconventional morality D. conventional morality

Psychology

Matthew, a behavioral psychologist, studies the hunting ability of dogs. He controls the mating of dogs so they exhibit a particular characteristic of hunting. In this scenario, which of the following genetic methods is Matthew most likely using for his study?

A. polymorphism B. selective breeding C. the genome-wide association method D. natural selection

Psychology