Surveys find that about ________ of prime-time shows contain sexual scenes

A student spends much time socializing with friends instead of studying for an important exam because he is afraid to find out whether he has what it takes to pass the exam. This student is engaging in what psychologists call

a. the consistency paradox. b. self-handicapping behavior. c. self-efficacy. d. fixation.

Dr. Gruber asked Pamela to say the words "folk," "soak," and "joke"

Then, he asked her, "What do you call the white of an egg?" If her reply was "the yolk," rather than the right answer (the albumen, or egg white), this answer would be evidence for a. selective attention. b. hypnotizability. c. priming. d. functionalism. e. cataplexy.