Language can be a barrier to effective psychotherapy, particularly when the cultural backgrounds of the client and therapist are different

Paige is a conscientious student

Even on the weekend, she never stays up past 2 A.M. to socialize. She works weekends from 7 A.M. to 3 P.M. and does not nap. On Monday, she has four classes. On Monday night, she goes to bed early, and the rest of the week she gets 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Which of the following is most likely? a) There is no difference in her ability to learn on Monday compared to the rest of the week. b) Her learning ability is impaired on Monday by sleep deprivation. c) Her learning ability will peak on Monday after her refreshing weekend. d) Her learning ability is improved Monday by having some recreation on weekend nights.

In the movie "Speed," the characters played by Sandra Bullock (Annie) and Keanu Reaves (Jack) go through some very intense action, after which they find themselves ready to share a passionate kiss. Before that kiss happens, however, Annie says

"Relationships that start under intense circumstances never work." In psychological terms, she is referencing the phenomenon of __________, which means we can incorrectly assign meaning to an emotion because of physiological responses or changes that we experience. a. misattribution b. directional bias c. cognitive error d. emotional mistakes