What does McCrae and Costa mean by openness to experience? Would Subira score high or low on this dimension? Find examples in the case to support your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
According to McCrae and Costa, openness to experience is a matter of showing appreciation for adventure, being imaginative and curious. Subira would probably score high on openness to experience. She is described as dressing in unique ways, trying different types of food and enjoying wandering through Greenwich Village to observe others. The case also states that she “tries as many new experiences as possible” and that she would like to travel “to see new sites and cultures.”
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a. Asian American. b. Latina American. c. European American. d. African American.
Amina is frustrated by her older brother Kelvin, who takes a toy from her. According to behavioral theorists, Amina could respond in several ways with her responses being guided by
a. her ego ideal and the strength of her conscience. b. her inborn trait dimension of agreeableness. c. available cues and the previous effects of each response. d. the tendency of females to engage in instrumental behaviors rather than expressive behaviors.
Based on the text, an unlawful seizure is an example of ________.
A. physical abuse B. psychological abuse C. legal abuse D. sexual abuse
In the experiment by Hunziker and Barr (1986), mothers in Group A were instructed to carry their infants for at least three hours a day while the mothers in Group B were not given any special instructions. What were the results?
a. There were no differences between Group A and B infants. b. Both groups of infants cried the same number of times, but Group A infants cried half as long Group B infants. c. Group B infants learned to sooth themselves and cried less than Group A infants. d. Group B infants cried many more times during the day than Group A infants.