While Talking with His Best Friend Matt, Carlos, Who Is

question 130

Multiple Choice

While talking with his best friend Matt, Carlos, who is clearly down and out, says, "Dude, I just have no luck with girls at all. I asked Tyra out last night and she turned me down flat. Nobody will EVER want to go out with me. Why am I such a loser?" Because Matt has recently taken an abnormal psychology class, he uses a cognitive perspective to answer Carlos. Which of the following might Matt say?

• A) "You know, buddy, it sounds like you're really stuck in a battle between your id and superego!"
• B) "Hey, friend, I think that you've learned to see yourself negatively, so now you need to learn to see yourself positively!"
• C) "You know, dude, I think your neurotransmitters are all out of whack. Why don't you go to a doctor?"
• D) "Hey, pal, you are really overgeneralizing. Just because Tyra said no doesn't mean that all girls will!"

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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.