Juanita, a very extraverted female, just learned that her
father's cancer has spread. Weeks before, she had agreed to go with her friend to a party, but while she was there, she was very quiet and withdrawn. This short-lived pattern of being quiet and withdrawn would be considered a _____.
a. state
b. factor
c. trait
d. disposition
A
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a. anger or happiness c. jealousy or fear b. sadness or anger d. anxiety or fear
Which of the following is the best example of optimistic bias?
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a. ?the bystander effect b. ?pluralistic ignorance c. ?diffusion of responsibility d. ?social exclusion