Developmental
Which parenting style is most positively related to academic success, happiness, independence, and self-confidence?
Authoritative
Which defense mechanism involves pretending that unacceptable feelings or impulses do not exist?
Denial
The tendency to make attributions so that we can perceive ourselves favorably is the _____ bias.
Self-serving
People develop _____ when they generate an explanation for their own or others' behavior.
Attributions
It is true that the brain can cause certain behaviors. Yes. It can cause hallucinations, disordered thinking, and speech difficulties — all behaviors that would be labeled as weaknesses. But it can’t cause sin.
True-False
True
At about 6 or 7 months of age, an infant starts rhythmically repeating various syllables. This is called ______.
Babbling
The part of our mind that we cannot freely access is called the _____ mind.
Unconscious
The _____ technique for gaining compliance starts with a large, unreasonable request that is turned down. The first request is followed with a smaller, more reasonable request.
Door-in-the-Face
The _____ leads one to believe that if a tragedy befalls someone, he or she likely deserved it.
Just World Hypothesis
According to Welch in Blame it on the Brain, addictions are a disorder of worship.
True-False
True
Sydney draws her finger along baby Evangeline's cheek, toward her mouth. Evangeline turns her head toward Sydney's fingertip. Evangeline is demonstrating the _____ reflex.
Rooting
The _____ is the only personality structure present at birth. It guides the individual to satisfy his or her biological needs according to the _____ principle.
id, pleasure
In a 1995 survey, Krackow and Blass found that _____ of the registered nurses who responded had complied with a physician's order that they knew would endanger the welfare of a patient.
about half
The _____ is an observer's tendency to overestimate the role of dispositional factors and underestimate the role of situational factors on others' behavior.
Fundamental Attribution Error
The process of exposing the heart comes through the Holy Spirit’s application of __________.
Scripture
Johnny, who is only 4 years old, stands in front of you blocking your view of the television screen, and he does not realize that he is doing so. He thinks that his view is the same as yours. Johnny is displaying ______ and is in Piaget’s ______ stage of cognitive development.
egocentrisism, preoperational
Alfred Adler disagreed with Freud about the primary motivation in personality development and claimed that people's main motivation is to:
Strive for superiority
Group members sometimes fail to consider a range of viewpoints and alternatives in an effort to maintain cohesiveness and a “united front.” This is called:
Groupthink
People underestimate the prevalence of their abilities and their successful behaviors. This is:
False Uniqueness Effect
Current secular arguments rely heavily on the idea that modern homosexuality is “_________.” It is a God-given __________, not unlike left-handedness.
natural, orientation
According to Piaget, ______ is the interpretation of new experiences in terms of present schemas, and _____ is the modification of present schemas to fit with new experiences.
assimilation, accomodation
When the ego is unable to satisfy the conflicting demands of the id, the superego, and reality, it may resort to the use of _____to protect the individual from _____.
defense mechanisms, anxiety
_____ occurs when people change their behavior or attitudes to adhere to a group norm. _____ occurs when people respond affirmatively to a direct request from another person or group
Conformity; Compliance
The foot-in-the-door technique involves a _____ first request and a _____ second request. The major reason for compliance is _____.
Small, Larger, Consistency
There are essentially two views regarding alcoholism and most other addictions: a medical one and a moral or religious one. The medical view says that alcoholism is a ________; the moral view says it is sin or ________ against God.
disease, disobedience