When a Person Remembers or Notices Only Things That Confirm

question 196

Multiple Choice

When a person remembers or notices only things that confirm his or her expectations and forgets the rest, he or she is experiencing

• A)the Barnum Effect.
• B)the fallacy of positive instances.
• C)the astrologer's dilemma.
• D)uncritical acceptance.

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Definitions:

Grandiosity

An exaggerated sense of one's importance, power, knowledge, or identity, often seen in manic episodes and certain personality disorders.

Manipulation

The act of controlling or influencing others in an unfair or deceitful way to gain personal benefits.

Limit Setting

Establishing and enforcing clear, consistent rules and boundaries to guide behavior, often used in therapeutic settings to manage challenging behaviors.

Personality Disorder

A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture.