People who are motivated to be accurate tend to focus their attention on
A) information that is inconsistent with their initial impressions.
B) information that is consistent with their initial impressions.
C) positive information.
D) negative information.
Answer: A
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When faced with the results of medical tests that indicate that their symptoms have no medical cause, what is the typical response of individuals with illness anxiety disorder?
a. They become delusional, believing that the physician is lying. b. They accept the results and then generally enter counseling. c. They accept the results, but worry that the tests are wrong. d. They become extremely afraid and have panic attacks.
Tony spends his days at a center with other individuals with serious mental disorders. Staff at the center provide supervision as well as some therapy and occupational training. Tony goes home each night. This is an example of a(n) _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).