It is best to ignore a person's ambivalence about quitting drinking or using drugs and focus on all the positive benefits of doing so; you do not want to risk reinforcing any negative thinking about making the change.

East and Hensley (1985) studied sociocultural factors on overarm throwing performance and noted that which factor was negatively correlated with throwing performance?

A. amount of time teachers throw to students B. caloric intake of the child C. amount of time spent watching television D. attendance in summer sport programs E. attendance in youth sport swimming programs

A man dying of lung cancer asks his doctor to confirm that he will be cured from his cancer if he quits smoking. According to the theory set forth by Kübler-Ross, this man is most likely in the stage of:

a. bargaining b. acceptance c. denial d. depression