The ability to separate prior knowledge from the demands of a task at hand is referred to as

A cognitive therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

a. a loss of meaning in one's life. b. a raging conflict among the id, ego, and superego. c. the effects of learning and conditioning. d. the result of distorted thinking.

Which of the following is not predicted by social identity theory?

a. Self-esteem is derived from positive ingroup associations. b. Threats to self-esteem tend to decrease ingroup favoritism. c. Expressions of ingroup favoritism tend to increase self-esteem. d. Self-esteem is increased to the extent that the ingroup is perceived as better than the outgroup.