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Steven has been told by his therapist that if he could understand
the unconscious roots of his behavior; he would be more
comfortable with himself. The therapist probably practices: - answer
Psychoanalysis
The shift towards treating the mentally ill in their home
communities rather than hospital is: - answer deinstitutionalization
Using tokens that can be exchanged for food or privileges to
reinforce a specific behavior is called: - answer selective
reinforcement
Which is not an example of a way in which people may grow as a
result of undergoing stress? - answer Greater need to control all
aspects of one's life
What best seems to explain conformity in the Asch experiments? -
answer Challenging the group's judgment violates a strong social
norm and people want to be liked and accepted by the group
In the classic study by Milgram in which subjects were asked to
administer increasing strong electric shocks to a "learner" - answer
Most subjects administered even the strongest shocks
, "Groupthink" refers to the phenomenon in which - answer
members of a group are led to suppress their own dissent and go
along with the group decision
Compared with individual decisions concerning risky courses of
action, decisions made by a group of individuals tend to be, -
answer in the same direction but more extreme
Social facilitation refers to - answer the improvement in an
individual's performance because of the presence of others
Nisha feels that most of her peers expect her to drop out of high
school and eventually she does so. This example is consistent with
________ - answer a self-fulfilling prophecy
Some researchers suggest that the critical aspect of Type A
behavior that relates to heart disease is: - answer The tendency to
be hostile or angry
Stress involves any circumstances that: - answer threaten ones
well being and thereby tax one's coping abilities
Since Charles was young, he has believed that Canadians are
arrogant people. He only has to find out that a person is from
Canada and he draws the conclusion that the person is arrogant.
Charles is displaying: - answer prejudice
In a video we watched in Recitation section, a young boy was
treated for a phobia of dogs through a technique called: - answer
flooding
Mary was attacked on campus and assaulted. After she recovered,
Mary dedicated her last three year at college to advocating for
increased security on the university campus. She became the leader
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