Idiosyncratic beliefs that are held despite their preposterousness are _______.

Gabriel has a hard time recognizing his strengths and feels like a failure regardless of what he does. His therapist is helping Gabriel to identify his pessimistic beliefs as well as his successes

This therapy, usually associated with Beck and Ellis, is also known as _________ therapy. a. humanistic b. cognitive c. medical d. behavioral

The research finding that people tend to respond positively to indications that another person shares their attitudes, beliefs,

and interests while they respond negatively to indications that another person differs from them in terms of attitudes, beliefs, and interests is known as ________. A) the proportion of similarity B) the repeated exposure effect C) the similarity-dissimilarity effect D) the affect-centered model E) balance theory