Which of the following represents the illusion of control?
a. carefully choosing numbers at a lottery
b. believing that good things happen to good people
c. blaming the victim of a rape for being at the wrong place
d. praising your wise decision for standing at the right spot and thereby escaping injury at an air show accident
e. all of the above
Ans: e
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Which of the following statements is true about infant-directed speech?
A) Parents who use infant-directed speech are deliberately trying to teach infants to talk. B) Infants are more easily bored by infant-directed speech than other forms of communication. C) Most researchers advise parents to avoid using infant-directed speech, as it has been linked to language delays in early childhood. D) Toddlers' first words and phrases are usually ones they hear often in their caregivers' infant-directed speech.
What do Gestalt therapy and psychoanalysis have in common?
a) use of hypnosis b) unconditional positive regard c) use of dreams as part of therapy d) a belief that the therapist should remain neutral