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Mrs. Smith who is white is unconsciously in favor of racial segregation, tells her friends that most blacks prefer to live in residential neighborhoods inhabited predominantly by blacks. According to psychoanalytic theory, Mrs. Smith best illustrates

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Projection

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Learned helplessness is most likely to contribute to

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An external locus of control

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Melissa is unconsciously fearful that her husband is a better cook than she. Recently, she refused to offer to prepare dinner because, she said, you could better spend the time playing with our kids. Melissa's comment best illustrates

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Rationalization

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According to psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that strives for immediate gratification of basic drives is the

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Id

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Coretta is quiet, pessimistic, anxious and moody. In terms of the Eysenck's basic personality dimensions she would be classified as

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Unstable-introverted

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Which net-Freudian theorist emphasized the influence of the collective unconscious in personality development

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Jung

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People who are challenged by severe physical disabilities are likely to maintain normal levels of self esteem by

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Comparing themselves with others who are similarity disabled

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Contemporary psychodynamic theorists are most likely to emphasize the importance of

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Motivational conflict

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Randy's substandard academic performance is both a result and a cause of his feelings of academic inferiority. This best illustrates the importance of

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Reciprocal determination

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The defense mechanism by which people rechannel their unacceptable impulses into socially approved activities is

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Sublimation

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Dogs strapped into a harness and given repeated and unavailable shocks developed

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Learned helplessness

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Because Jill is extremely extroverted, she frequently goes to parties where she is encouraged to laugh and socialize. Because Jim is extremely introverted, he frequently spends weekends in the library where it's easy to quietly reflect and study. Jill and Jim best illustrate what is meant by

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Reciprocal determination

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Alice is terribly gullible and accepts as true just about she is told. According to psychoanalytic perspective, Alice is most fixated at the __ stage

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Oral

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Laura fails to recognize any connection between her unsafe sexual practices and the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. Laura's lack of perceptiveness best illustrates the dangers of

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An external locus of control

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According to Freud the personality system that represents our sense of right and wrong and our ideal standards is

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superego

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According to psychoanalytic theory boy's fear of castration is most closely associated with

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the oedipus complex

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People living in a culture that promotes individualism are more likely than those in collectivist culture to experience

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any of the answers provided are correct

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The social cognitive perspective is least likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of

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environmental influence

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Forgotten memories that we can easily recall were said by Freud to be

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preconscious

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Which of the following tests was empirically derived

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MMPI

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Personality inventories typically gather info by means of

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self reports

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A collectivist culture is especially likely to emphasize the importance of

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social responsibility

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The defense mechanism by which people disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others is called

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projection

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Carol was impressed by the palm readers insight into her personality illustrates

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barnum effect

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The concept of personality most clearly embodies the notion of

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temporal consistency

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Mr Hendricks a high school teacher is fixated at what stage

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anal

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Carl Rogers suggested that this is a central feature of personality

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self concept

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ego is to id as what is to what

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reality principle is to pleasure principle

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Judy failed her last history midterm. Which of the following conclusions would be most representative of a self serving bias on Judy's part?

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i think the test questions were ambiguous and confusing

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A willingness to switch jobs and move from one part of the country to another best illustrates one of the consequences of

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individualism

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Santa is to Superman as what is to what

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endomorph; mesomorph

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Individualism is to collectivism as what is to what

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independence; interdependence

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Freud suggested that the process of identification is most directly responsible for the development of

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the superego

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People are somewhat more likely to demonstrate the self serving bias in a culture that values

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individualism

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Dr. Zytowics wants to assess if a client is suffering from several disorders, he should use what test

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MMPI

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According to Walter Mitchell, Sheen's behavior should lead us to question the importance of

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personality traits

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Parents in collectivist cultures are more likely to encourage teenage children to

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participate in household chores

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Japanese students are more likely than American students to describe themselves in terms of their

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social identities

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Research on self perception indicates that most people

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underestimate the accuracy of their beliefs and judgments

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Contemporary psychologists are least likely to agree with Freud's belief that

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conscience and gender identity form during the process of resolving the oedipus complex

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Factor analysis has been used to identify the most basic

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personality traits

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Compared to those with an external locus of control, people who perceive an internal locus of control are more likely to

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cope effectively with stress

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Alice is gullible, she is fixated at what stage

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oral

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