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_____ are enduring characteristics of our personality. _____ are briefer experiences. Traits/States According to Freud's stages of psychosexual development, which of the following statements best indicates that 30-year-old Gayle is fixated at the oral stage? He is addicted to smoking cigarettes Which of the following individuals illustrates the trait of conscientiousness? Anne, who forgives her son for his poor academic performance A client is asked to look at a picture and to tell a story that describes what she thinks is happening in the picture. Her therapist will use the content of the story to make inferences about the client's personality. The client is likely taking the Thematic Apperception Test According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, girls experience castration completed Which of the following statements about the structures of personality is FALSE? The id and the ego are completely unconscious. According to Horney, women might envy the penis but what they really want is the status bestowed to those who have one. Which of the following psychologists developed a psychological profile of Adolf Hitler? Henry Murray _____ means helping another person for personal gain, such as to feel good, or avoid guilt. Egoism Which of the following statements is true of social comparison? Social comparison helps identify distinctive characteristics of a person and helps in building an identity. The elaboration likelihood model identifies two ways to persuade: a central route and a peripheral route. An important feature of optimal intergroup contact that involves working together on a shared goal is known as task-oriented cooperation. Jack and John were recently dumped by their girlfriends. Jack believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she is selfish and unhappy, whereas John believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she had to attend to a family emergency and could not make a commitment right now. Jack is making a(n) _____ about his girlfriend's behavior, whereas John is making a(n) _____. internal attribution/external attribution Upgrade to remove ads Only $3.99/month Cindy recently played in a softball game in which she misplayed a ground ball for an error. Later, in the same game, she made a great catch on a very difficult play.

According to the self-serving bias, she would attribute her error to _____ and her good catch to her _____. a bad bounce/good fielding skills In the context of group decision making, which of the following is a symptom of groupthink? pressure for unanimity From the perspective of the investment model of close relationships, long-term relationships are most likely to continue when there are few tempting alternatives for the partners. The advertising committee for a politician is going door to door and asking people to put a big, ugly election sign on their lawn. If the people refuse, they ask them if they would consider putting a smaller sign on the lawn. The staff is using the door-in-the-face technique. Tom has left home and is attending college in a city far away from home where he doesn't know anybody. According to the principle of proximity, Tom will be most likely to make friends with Bill, his roommate. Which of the following statements about specific phobia is true? Many explanations of specific phobias view these disorders as based on experiences and learned associations. Learned helplessness and pessimistic attributional styles are two ways of understanding the _____ factors associated with depression. psychological A schizophrenic patient who falsely believes that he is Jesus Christ is experiencing a delusion. Which of the following statements is true of panic disorder? In terms of biological factors, genetic predisposition is a likely cause of panic disorder. Individuals with bulimia nervosa tend to have _____ of perfectionism and _____ of selfefficacy. high levels/low levels Upgrade to remove ads Only $3.99/month A depressive disorder is classified as a(n) _____ disorder. mood _____ is an unrelenting lack of pleasure in life. Depression...