If a Person Is Extremely Conscientious to the Point of Having

question 648

Multiple Choice

If a person is extremely conscientious to the point of having impossibly high standards, psychologists usually call this trait

• A) neurotic anxiety.
• B) dogmatism.
• C) perfectionism.
• D) organismic valuing.

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where items at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be remembered than those in the middle.

Effortful Processing

The active process of trying to remember, learn, or understand something, which requires attention and deliberate effort.

Effective Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that allows it to be stored in our memory.

Amygdala

A key structure within the brain associated with processing emotions, including fear and pleasure.