Which of the Following Individuals Is Exhibiting Behaviors or Thoughts

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following individuals is exhibiting behaviors or thoughts consistent with priming?

• A)After finishing a romantic novel,Natalie passionately embraces her boyfriend and tells him how much she loves him.
• B)After watching a horror film,Jane comments on the fact that she did not find the film to be 'scary' at all.
• C)Hector,a medical school student,realizes that his sore throat is probably the sign of a mild cold and not a serious illness.
• D)Isaac,a psychology graduate student,decides to take his best friend to the hospital emergency room when he discovers that his friend has overdosed on a certain drug.
• E)George,a business student,decides that the fastest way for him to become wealthy is to start his own business while still a student.

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Definitions:

Personality

A unique set of emotional, thought, and behavioral patterns that define an individual's character and influence their interaction with the environment.

Rational

Based on reason or logic; capable of making reasoned decisions.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Cumulative Experience

The total knowledge or skill that is gained through repeated exposure or activity over time.