Aaron Is Just Getting to Know Debbie

question 115

Multiple Choice

Aaron is just getting to know Debbie. He is more likely to disclose

• A) his parents' divorce when he was 10.
• B) only events with positive emotions.
• C) the time he broke into the library at school.
• D) all of these.

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Definitions:

Proximal Stimulus

The stimulus registered by the sensory receptors (e.g., the pattern of light hitting the retina), as opposed to the actual object or event in the external world.

Information Processing

A cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, focusing on how people process, store, and retrieve information.

Compare

To examine two or more objects, ideas, or entities to identify similarities and differences between them.

Contrast Effects

The enhancement or reduction in perception and judgement of stimuli when compared to a recently encountered contrasting stimulus.