The concept of psychic determinism suggests that
a. situational variables dictated how people respond in a given circumstance.
b. all acts are determined by inner mental states.
c. people are reinforced by significant others and tend to repeat behaviors that are reinforced.
d. people learn behaviors and ways of interacting by watching others.
e. much of what we do is random or accidental.
b. all acts are determined by inner mental states.
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Suppose that Jessica has a phobic disorder, and she has a fear of snakes. A clinical psychologist gives her the appropriate version of an emotional Stroop task. Jessica would be likely to:
a. respond more quickly to items related to snakes than to other items. b. show an attentional bias, so that she pays less attention to the color of the ink, when the word is related to snakes. c. identify the colors more accurately for items related to snakes. d. ignore the meaning of the word itself, and focus exclusively on the color of the ink.
Dr. asks Julie to pretend that he is her father as part of his psychosocial assessment of Julie. Which of the following would this be an example of?
A. An unstructured interview B. Staged role-playing C. Projective assessment D. Self-monitoring