An old advertisement for Dove ice cream bars touted the bars as "sinfully" delicious—so delicious that they should be banned or forbidden. The advertisement, which sought to make the bars seem as attractive to people as possible, was apparently playing on ____
a. reactance
b. the status quo bias
c. the certainty effect
d. risk aversion
A
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Concerning the developmental pattern of religiosity and spirituality,
a. religiosity is strongest in middle age. b. levels of spirituality are lower than religiosity throughout adulthood. c. spirituality declines significantly in old age (particularly among women). d. adolescents tend to be neither spiritual nor show religiosity.
How could Skinner’s theory explain Yolanda’s decision to go back to college?
What will be an ideal response?
Brain functions are not completely split among hemispheres
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Valentina is a social and friendly teenager who occasionally gets overwhelmed by anxiety. When she was younger she thought she was having a heart attack, but now she has coping strategies that help her to calm down, so her anxiety doesn't interfere with her life in a big way. Based on the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Valentina is best classified as:
A. having panic attacks. B. having panic disorder. C. having agoraphobia. D. a normal teenager.