Our Memories of Individual Instances of a Particular Concept Are

question 274

Multiple Choice

Our memories of individual instances of a particular concept are called:

• A) categories
• B) attributes.
• C) stereotypes.
• D) exemplars.

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Definitions:

Personality Test

An assessment tool designed to measure and evaluate personality characteristics and psychological traits.

Reality Principle

The concept in psychoanalytic theory that represents the constant adjustment of seeking to satisfy basic desires with the demands of the external world.

Id

A concept in psychoanalytic theory representing the instinctual drives and primal impulses.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.