What Measurement Instrument Assesses the Extent to Which People Are

question 14

Multiple Choice

What measurement instrument assesses the extent to which people are relatively defensive in their perception of potentially threatening information?

• A) the rejection sensitivity scale
• B) the perceptual defense scale
• C) the perceptual distortion scale
• D) the repression-sensitization scale

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobes

Regions at the front of the brain's cerebral cortex, involved in executive functions such as decision-making, problem-solving, and controlling behavior.

Temporal Lobes

Areas of the brain located on either side of the head, involved in processing sensory input and assigning it emotional meaning, along with language comprehension.

Episodic Autobiographical Amnesias

Episodic autobiographical amnesias refer to the inability to recall personal events from one’s life, affecting the episodic aspect of autobiographical memory.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brains of humans and other vertebrates, playing critical roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory and spatial navigation.