When Van Goes to College,he Resolves to Be a Good

question 35

Multiple Choice

When Van goes to college,he resolves to be a good student even though being on the college football team will absorb a lot of his time and is important to him.When he thinks about what has happened at the end of his day,he usually winds up thinking about football.He has to make an effort to shift his thoughts to what happened in his classes.You could predict that Van will find it much easier to fulfill his football obligations than his academic obligations,because of:

• A) attitude accessibility.
• B) cognitive dissonance.
• C) mere-exposure.
• D) bystander apathy.

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Definitions:

Catharsis

The reliving of past repressed feelings in order to settle internal conflicts and overcome problems.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where unwanted thoughts and desires are unconsciously pushed out of conscious thought.

Transference

A phenomenon in psychotherapy where patients project feelings or attitudes from important persons in their past onto the therapist.

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