Lilly has been told by her doctor that she is suffering from a terminal illness. Instead of making preparations for her demise, she acts as if nothing is wrong and tells her friends that her doctor is a "quack" who misdiagnosed her illness

She believes that she will recover despite her doctor's warning. Her behavior is typical of someone using ______.
a. repression c. denial
b. projection d. rationalization

c

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a. Individuals will try to maximize their outcomes b. When people participate in inequitable relationships, they become distressed c. People prefer equitable outcomes and judge them as most fair d. People are motivated to elevate inequity

Psychology

Bill hates to clean up after dinner

One night, he volunteers to bathe the dog before cleaning up. When he finishes with the dog and returns to the kitchen, his wife has cleaned everything up for him. Which of the following statements is accurate? A) In the future, Bill will start cleaning up the kitchen before he bathes the dog. B) Bill's wife has positively reinforced him for bathing the dog. C) Bill's wife has negatively reinforced him for bathing the dog. D) Bill's wife has established bathing the dog as a secondary reinforcer.

Psychology