When departure of children results in __________, parents' psychological well-being declines
A) little need for parental guidance
B) little or no communication
C) a successful child
D) positive communication
B
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Regarding emotions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Emotions help us develop positive emotional bonds of love, caring, and friendship. b. Emotions are linked to many basic adaptive behaviors that aid survival. c. Emotions can have negative effects, such as stage fright or "choking up" in sports performances. d. Emotions cannot be managed or controlled.
Which statement best captures the basic idea underlying the experimental method?
a. Sample participants carefully observe their behavior and report the results. b. One should describe and measure behavior under a wide variety of uncontrolled conditions. c. It is important to manipulate an independent variable to look for an effect on a dependent variable. d. A researcher manipulates a dependent variable to look for an effect on an independent variable.
Tameeka recently lost a job she really enjoyed. At first, Tameeka felt emotionally stressed by the loss
However, when she was informed by her sister that her 3-yr-old niece was battling cancer, Tameeka felt that her own loss was small by comparison. Tameeka decided to make the best of her own situation of job searching, while being a strong source of support for her sister and niece. Tameeka is demonstrating: a) emotion-focused coping. b) proactive coping. c) problem-focused coping. d) cognitive-focused problem solving.
Marvin has been a 3-pack-a-day smoker for at least 15 years, and he recognizes that he is very lucky not to be very sick already. He's decided to try various methods for quitting cigarettes,
and he read that one method might be playing tapes of encouraging messages while he sleeps so that he can learn not to smoke. This method, which involves learning while we are asleep, is called __________. a. K-complexing b. nonsomnia c. sublimation d. hypnopaedia