Miriam Is Visiting Her Dad's Office on a Take-Your-Child-To-Work Day

question 52

Multiple Choice

Miriam is visiting her dad's office on a take-your-child-to-work day. Just after they arrive, an executive bursts into the room and screams at Miriam's father about a poorly written report he submitted. All the time that he is being berated, Miriam's dad keeps smiling. Once the executive has left, Miriam turns to her dad and says, 'You really must like it when your boss shouts at you.' Miriam's lack of understanding that one's internal state may not match an external state is best explained by the concept of

• A)appearance as reality.
• B)egocentrism.
• C)expressive style.
• D)autobiographical memory.

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Definitions:

Membrane

A thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space or organ.

Positively Charged

An electrical condition where an object or particle has more protons than electrons, giving it a net positive electric charge.

Negatively Charged

Having more electrons than protons, resulting in a net negative electrical charge.

Synaptic Knob

The end of the axon branch.