Harvey is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. his mother severely abused him from the time he was six years old. the first of his personalities developed around seven. according to his psychoanalyst, the development of separate personalities served the purpose of a. taking the pain of the abuse so that his core personality would survive b. getting harvey additional attention from family members c. providing substitute significant others to replace an unacceptable parent d. harvey to remember his mother's viciousness when he grew older

As you drive in to school, you hear a random radio-show caller arguing that sun exposure really has not been shown to cause skin cancer and that some research suggests that skin cancer is completely genetic and not related to sun exposure at all. at the time, you think that this is a silly argument and that the caller does not know what she is talking about. however, two months later, you are outside without wearing sunscreen, and you find yourself remembering that you had read something about how the sun actually does not cause skin cancer. this process is evidence that has influenced your attitude