Justin’s new telephone number is 663-7589. He frequently tel…
Justin’s new telephone number is 663-7589. He frequently tells people that it is 633-7589. He is puzzled as to why he keeps doing that until he realizes that the first three digits of his social security number are 633. Justin realizes that his problem is caused by:
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“The reward feels good, and we keep doing what others want us to do in order to get the reward. With the fear of being punished and that fear of not getting the reward, we start pretending to be what we are not, just to please others, just to be good enough for someone else.” (The Four Agreements). In psychological terminology, what is feeling FEAR?
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Raj is a participant in a memory experiment. He is asked to learn a list of 30 words of common objects, in order. The experimenter finds that Raj remembers best the words at the beginning and end of the list. The psychological term for this phenomenon is:
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Julio served in the war in Afganistan and was severely traumatized when a rocket propelled grenade exploded next to his Humvee. Recently, Julio was studying in the library and a large book fell off a high shelf and banged on the floor. The noise brought Julio instantly to his feet. In terms of classical conditioning, his response can best be explained by:
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