Suzanne Kobasa and her colleagues studied business executives who seemed able to resist illness despite stress. In one phase of the research, executives completed a battery of psychological tests, and the researchers found that the psychologically hardy executives tended to:
A) feel alienated from what they were doing.
B) have an external locus of control.
C) appraise change as an interesting incentive to personal growth.
D) be low in perceived control over their lives.
C
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example of a____effect.? a. ?cohort b. ?mortality c. ?history d. ?testing
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A) corpus callosum B) gyrus major C) sulcus major D) reticular formation
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A. lack of rewards B. lack of control over job demands C. lack of clear job expectations D. all of the above
Gambling involves a breakdown in self-control. Which Big Five personality trait is this disruption related to?
A. conscientiousness B. openness to experience C. agreeableness D. extraversion