"Everyone Has Intrusive and Unwanted Thoughts

question 133

Multiple Choice

"Everyone has intrusive and unwanted thoughts. Most people ignore them. But some people blame themselves and expect terrible consequences, so they act in ways they hope will neutralize the thoughts." The type of theorist MOST likely to agree with this quote would be a:

• A) psychodynamic theorist.
• B) behaviorist.
• C) cognitive theorist.
• D) biologist.

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Definitions:

Inverse Demand Function

Represents the price of a good as a function of its quantity demanded, showing the maximum price consumers are willing to pay for a given quantity of the good.

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, showing the sensitivity of quantity demanded to price changes.

Grapes

Edible berries, typically growing in clusters on a vine, used in making wine, eaten fresh, or dried to produce raisins.

Demand Function

A mathematical function showing the quantity of a good demanded at different prices.