Unconsciously preventing anxiety-producing experiences from reaching conscious awareness is called
a. sublimation.
b. repression.
c. displacement.
d. regression.
B
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a. dendrites. b. synapses. c. ion channels. d. nodes of Ranvier.
Sharon is concerned about deficiencies in her daughter Alana's diet. If Alana is a typical teen, Sharon should prepare
potatoes to increase her starch. carrots to increase her calcium. orange juice to increase her vitamin C. a steak to increase her iron.
Marie goes to her doctor several times a month. She insists that she has pain in her lower abdomen and believes that her appendix is about to burst. After several visits that showed no signs of physical disorder, Marie's doctor believes that she might suffer from
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder. B. generalized anxiety disorder. C. conversion disorder. D. illness anxiety disorder.
The kind of learning that applies to voluntary behavior is called __________
a) operant conditioning. b) classical conditioning. c) effective based learning. d) spontaneous recovery.