You are listening to a psychologist describe her approach to personality. She argues that through past learning, expectations about event outcomes are formed. Further, she suggests that one must consider the person, the environment, and the person-environment interaction. This psychologist follows a ____ theory.?
a. ?social-cognitive
b. ?psychodynamic
c. ?trait
d. ?humanistic
ANSWER:
a
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____. a. ?the use of congruence b. ?phenomenological psychology c. ?the eclectic approach to therapy d. ?evidence based practices
A patient in psychoanalysis suddenly begins to miss his regularly scheduled therapy appointment. When he does make his appointment, he complains that the therapy is not making progress and should be brought to an end. Freud might have made each of the following statements about this behavior except one. Which one?
A. The patient is engaging in resistance. B. The therapist is off track and should explore new directions in trying to uncover the source of the patient's problem. C. The therapist is on the right track and a significant breakthrough may be at hand. D. The patient consciously believes therapy is not making progress.
When a friend speaks in front of a group, she becomes anxious and nauseated. When asked why she feels this way, she says that she is afraid to embarrass herself in front of others
The approach that best explains your friend's responses in this situation is the ________ approach. a. psychodynamic b. psychopathological c. cognitive d. sociocultural
Consider the binomial expansion for 6 events: P6 + 6P5Q + 15P4Q2 + 20P3Q3 + 15P2Q4 + 6PQ5 + Q6 What term would you use in evaluating the probability of obtaining exactly 2 heads as the result of flipping an unbiased coin 6 times?
a. P6 c. 15P2Q4 b. 20P3Q3 d. the entire expression