Steven doesn't think that his actions will help change his stressful job. Instead, he adopts the "smile—the world looks brighter when you do" coping style to deal with his stress. He uses what type of coping style?
a) emotion-focused
b) problem-focused
c) decision-focused
d) avoidance-focused
ANS: A, Emotion-focused coping involves changing your emotional response to a stressor.
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Which of the following was a topic to be explored by Titchener's psychology??
a. ?the reduction of conscious processes b. ?the determination of the laws of association of elements of consciousness c. ?to identify the physiological correlates of the elements d. ?All the choices are correct. e. ?None of the answers is correct.
An organization requires its managers to "get away" for a few days and participate in a training program designed to increase their effectiveness as managers. Following the training program, managers often feel the training program was worthwhile; however, it is not uncommon for these managers to return to their operations and perform their old habits while ignoring the recently presented principles. This scenario is related to the issue of
a. transfer of training b. massed practice c. distributed practice d. feedback
Little Benjamin is taken for a drive in the country. He sees his first live horse in a field, points, and calls out, "Horse!" Benjamin has already seen horses on television and even has a stuffed toy horse. In this case, he adds this new experience to his existing concept of horse. Piaget would say that Benjamin is using
a. assimilation. b. accommodation. c. conservation. d. object permanence.
When normal vaginal birth poses a risk of infecting the child with an STD such as genital herpes, the birth is
a. preceded by massive fetal doses of analgesics. b. delayed indefinitely until signs of infection are gone. c. done via cesarean delivery to minimize infection risk. d. recommended to be done at home to provide a soothing environment.