Petra is extremely shy. To optimize her treatment outcome, her therapist is actively changing her distorted thoughts regarding her self-defeating beliefs about her shyness and her fears of being evaluated, while also increasing her social skills. Petra and her therapist practice these social skills, such as using open-ended questions in conversation, and then Petra goes out in public to practice

these skills. This therapist is most likely a(n) __________ therapist.

a. cognitive behavior
b. existential
c. client-centered
d. Gestalt

a

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Sandra Scarr and Kathleen McCartney proposed the theory of genotype -> environment effects. Which subtype occurs when a person's inherited characteristics bring about responses from others in their environment?

a. Passive genotype -> environment effects b. Evocative genotype -> environment effects c. Active genotype -> environment effects d. Inactive genotype -> environment effects

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Recall that Feshbach (1989, 1997) implemented a thirty-hour program in the Los Angeles schools designed to teach students empathy and perspective-taking skills. She found that this program improved all of the following for children EXCEPT

a. self-esteem. b. obsessive-compulsive disorder. c. lower aggression. d. academic achievement.

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