Multiple Choice
Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?
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1. Introduction to Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
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According to the cognitive perspective in psychology, what is the primary goal of treatment?
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To resolve unconscious conflicts from childhood
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To increase the use of reinforcement to shape behavior
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To change maladaptive thought patterns and beliefs
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To improve physical health through medication
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Identify the key focus of the cognitive perspective in psychology, which centers on mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
Understand that the cognitive perspective views psychological problems as stemming from maladaptive or distorted thought patterns and beliefs.
Recognize that the primary goal of treatment from this perspective is to help individuals identify and change these maladaptive thoughts to improve emotional and behavioral outcomes.
Contrast this with other perspectives: for example, psychoanalysis focuses on unconscious conflicts, behaviorism emphasizes reinforcement, and biological approaches may focus on medication.
Conclude that the cognitive perspective aims to change maladaptive thought patterns and beliefs as the main treatment goal.
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