AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

COGNITIVE THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
molehills are made into mountains
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -to cause something unimportant to seem important: Stop worrying! You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.

Detailed explanation-2: -Loose soil is pushed up a shaft to the surface, forming a molehill. The main purpose of the sometimes vast tunnel system is to create a giant underground trap for invertebrates, so once a mole has set up a territory, it does not need to dig many more new tunnels.

Detailed explanation-3: -To blow an issue or event out of proportion: “You have only a small blister on your heel, but you complain as though you broke your leg. Why are you making a mountain out of a molehill?”

Detailed explanation-4: -/ˈmoʊl.hɪl/ a small pile of earth pushed up to the surface of the ground by the digging of a mole (= a mammal that lives underground)

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