You and your friend have a fight and say very hurtful "things" to each other. In judging your own behavior, you say to yourself, "I was justified in saying those things to her because she betrayed me.". In judging how your friend acted during the fight, you say "She had no right to say those things to me. She is a liar and an ungrateful person.". In your interpretation of your own behavior, you
are the actor assigning a(n) __________ cause.
a. internal
b. external
c. cognitive
d. emotional
b
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How can children use fantasy play to help them control their emotions?
a. By creating fantasies of being punished for expression of impulses b. By avoiding situations that are beyond their real-world capabilities to control c. By intensifying their impulses in fantasies d. By creating imaginary situations in which disturbing problems can be expressed and resolved
Why is it so difficult to create a truly global measure of personality?
a. Because the different languages in different cultures do not always have words that can be translated equivalently and thus there is no way to measure personality uniformly across cultures. b. Because there are fundamental differences in the way Western and non-Western cultures understand personality that are influenced by various cultural factors. c. Because concepts like self-efficacy, unconditional positive regard, and reciprocal determinism have been found to have no statistical validity in any culture outside of the United States of America. d. Because the theories of Sigmund Freud created such a backlash against American personality theorists in the early 1900s that there has been no reconciliation of theories from different cultures.
You are spending time with female and male friends. One of your male friends begins to talk about the dates he has had with many different women over the last few months. Another person calls him a "stud." In response, a female friend shares similar stories, to which another person calls her a "slut." What does this exemplify?
A. double standard B. parental investment C. field of eligibles D. false dichotomy
Which one of the following symptoms of schizophrenia would be considered a positive symptom?
A. Remaining totally motionless and rigid for hours on end B. Giving brief, empty replies when asked a question C. Being unable to follow through on a plan D. Having minimal emotional expression