A. self-serving bias
B. reaction formation
C. an external locus of control
D. fixation
Related Mcqs:
- A man who has numerous reasons to hate his mother instead lavishes her with unrealistic amounts of attention and love. He is probably exhibiting the defense mechanism of:
A. regression
B. identification
C. projection
D. reaction formation - The trait of optimism is most closely related to a strong sense of:
A. Conditional positive regard
B. personal control
C. gender identity
D. reciprocal determinism - The best indicator of a person’s level of optimism is his or her:
A. ideal self
B. gender identity
C. unconditional positive regard
D. attributional style - “I believed Ahmad’s anxiety and defensiveness are the result of an unrealistic self-image and an inability to take responsibility for her feelings.” This statement would most likely have been made by a:
A. psychodynamic theorist
B. Freudian therapist
C. humanistic psychologist
D. behavioristic theorist - Hope, happiness, optimism and flow takes together as __________?
A. Cognitive psychology
B. Positive psychology
C. Humanistic psychology
D. Evolutionary psychology - What describes the correct sequence of electrical activity as it passes through a single nerve cell?
A. axon, dendrite, soma, vesicle
B. soma, cell body. Dendrite, vesicle
C. soma, vesicle, dendrite, axon
D. dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle - The person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely later to comply with a larger demand. This describes the_________?
A. door- in- the- face-effect
B. foot- in- the- door effect
C. low- ball technique
D. high- ball technique - Which of the following best describes a double-bind experimental procedure?
A. All subject get the experimental procedure
B. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is know only to the experimenter
C. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is not know to subjects or experimenters
D. all subjects get control - Which of the following best describes a double-blind experimental procedure?
A. All subjects get the experimental procedure
B. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo, which they receive is known only to the experimenter
C. Half the subjects get the experimental procedure, half the placebo; which they receive is not known to subjects or experimenter
D. All subjects get the control procedure - Educational psychology describes and explains the learning experiences of an individual from birth through:
A. Teenage
B. Old age
C. Young age
D. Maturity
