You look up the phone number of your favorite pizza maker and say it over and over to yourself as you walk across the room to the phone. Before you reach the phone, your roommate bursts in and exclaims, “Look at this—it's the new Beck album!” “Cool!” you reply. Then you become frustrated because you cannot remember the phone number. This is most likely due to the process of ____.?
a. ?decay
b. ?proactive inhibition
c. ?selective attention
d. ?the primacy effect
ANSWER:
c
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Derek likes to bully his little brother Matt. Their mother begins to give Derek the mild punishment of a stern look every time Derek hits Matt. This is sufficient to stop Derek's bullying, and in time,
Derek stops bullying Matt even when his mother is not around. According to theories of insufficient punishment, why might this happen? a. Because there was sufficient external justification for resisting, Derek began to devalue the forbidden activity. b. Because there was sufficient external justification for resisting, Derek began to place greater value on his relationship with his brother. c. Because there was insufficient external justification for resisting, Derek began to devalue the forbidden activity. d. Because there was insufficient external justification for resisting, Derek began to place greater value on his relationship with his brother.
Suicidal behavior usually progresses from which of the following to suicide attempts?
a. apathy to irrationality b. suicidal thoughts to suicide threats c. dependency to despondency d. suicidal thoughts to dependency