Ella was an aggressive child in middle school. In high school, she is a successful three-sport athlete because she channels her aggression into sports. Freud would suggest that this is due to the defense mechanism of

a. repression.

b. reaction formation.

c. displacement.

d. projection.

e. regression.

________________ is an individual s behavioral style and characteristic emotional responses.

What is cognition?

What do cognitive psychologists mean by the "framing effect"?

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our opinion?

Identify a true statement about the use of heuristics

A. Heuristics are guaranteed to result in a correct response.

B. Heuristics increase the chances of success in finding a solution.

C. Heuristics result in only one possible solution to a problem.

D. Heuristics do not lead to errors.

Identify a true statement about the use of heuristics

A. Heuristics are guaranteed to result in a correct response.

B. Heuristics increase the chances of success in finding a solution.

C. Heuristics result in only one possible solution to a problem.

D. Heuristics do not lead to errors.

The Freudian concept of the ego is best described as

a. operating on the reality principle.

b. operating on the pleasure principle.

c. focusing solely on the morality of an issue.

d. the repression of disturbing thoughts.

e. striving for perfection.

What understanding and impressions of Freud did you bring to this part? Are you surprised to find that some of his ideas (especially the big idea of our unconscious mind) had merit?

Carly's therapist asks her to simply say what is on her mind rather than responding to specific questions or topics. Her therapist is making use of a technique known as

a. the ego.

b. self-efficacy.

c. sublimation.

d. free association.

e. identification.

Which of Freud's presumed defense mechanisms have you found yourself employing?

What evolutionary advantages does a eukaryotic cell have compared with a prokaryotic cell?

You are observing a slide that contains cells, undergoing cell division and you have focused on cells that have darkly staining 10 shaped chromosomes that appear loose throughout the cells you cannot see a nuclear envelope. These cells are in interphase, prophase, anaphase, or telophase?

An element of atomic number 88 decays radioactively to an element of atomic number 82.