The matching hypothesis suggests that we are likely to end up with someone __________.
A. high in altruism
B. who is slightly more popular than we are
C. similar to ourselves in attractiveness
D. who possesses traits we wish we had
Answer: C
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What is true of early speech in children?
A. More than half (65%) of children's first words comprise action verbs. B. Early phrases such as "all gone" and "bye-bye" function as words when used continuously to symbolize the same meaning. C. Vocabulary acquisition is generally very rapid once a child speaks their first word. D. A child's first word typically is spoken between the ages of 18 and 20 months.
In stressful circumstances, optimists are more likely than pessimists to
a. be realistic about the situation. b. decline any offers of social support. c. use their most effective defense mechanisms. d. engage in action-oriented, problem-focused coping.
People tend to attribute others' behaviors to dispositional factors such as personality traits. At the same time, we tend to attribute our own behavior to
a. personality traits. c. human foibles. b. dispositional factors. d. situational influences.
Gardner's __________ and __________ intelligences include a set of skills for accurately perceiving, reasoning about, and regulating emotion that has become known as emotional intelligence
A) linguistic; musical B) spatial; bodily-kinesthetic C) interpersonal; intrapersonal D) interpersonal; social