According to your text's analysis of revising self-knowledge, changing the way you think about yourself is difficult because ____
a. people lack the discipline to implement changes they consider
b. people don't want to make changes in self-knowledge
c. people around us see us as having stable traits and that exerts pressure to not change
d. people are constantly changing their social contexts
C
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Nonspecific effects of taking a drug are those that do not depend on its chemical activity. They are sometimes referred to as
A. placebo effects. B. ataxia. C. side effects. D. dose-response effects.
During middle childhood, Shannon became increasingly flexible and was able to perform cartwheels and handstands. This is probably because
A) her ligaments were not yet firmly attached to bones. B) the bones of her body had shortened and narrowed. C) she was losing "baby fat" at an increasing rate. D) her bones were strengthening while her muscles were weakening.
Yuko is painfully shy. Her therapist first shows her appropriate social skills so she can interact
competently with others. Then Yuko attempts the same behavior while getting feedback. This illustrates the behavior therapy technique called A) contingency management. B) modeling. C) covert sensitization. D) guided exposure.
Generalizing from the text, one would predict that characteristics that exhibit a ________ degree of canalization would display a ________ level of concordance in monozygotic twins.
A. high; negative B. low; high C. high; high D. low; stable