Your Son Asks You, "Can We Please Buy a New

question 393

Multiple Choice

Your son asks you, "Can we please buy a new PlayStation^®4 console with all of the games and the wireless controllers so that we don't have to sit near the television?" "No," you reply, "we can't afford to buy all of that!" Seemingly unperturbed by your rejection, your son comes back with, "Then can we just buy one new game for our PlayStation^®3?" "Okay, I guess so," you answer, not realizing that your son has taken a social psychology class and has just used the _____________ technique to get what he wanted.

• A) door-in-the-face
• B) foot-in-the-door
• C) that's-not-all
• D) lowball

Recognize the effects of role conflict and role ambiguity on self-concept.

Acknowledge the importance of coping strategies in enhancing self-concept.

Identify strategies for improving patients' self-concept and coping abilities.

Understand the importance of priority setting in patient care for improving self-concept.

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Definitions:

Nausea

A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves replacing an unwanted response to a stimulus with a desired response.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of that action being repeated in the future.

Swings

Playground equipment consisting of a seat suspended by ropes or chains, used for moving back and forth.