Which of the following is a reason for the impact bias?

a. People focus on all the life experiences rather than on the single event in question.
b. People overestimate their resilience.
c. People focus on a single event in question without considering other life experiences.
d. People think that others will cope better than they will.


c

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a. experience incongruence in her self-concept b. be high in self-efficacy c. experience congruence in her self-concept d. develop an external locus of control

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Which of the following is true about obesity?

a. 1 out of 3 adult Americans are obese. b. Less than one half of African American women over the age of 40 are obese. c. Problems with unhealthy weight gain in the United States have been decreasing. d. Successful dieting leads to weight control for most people.

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Fraternal twinning occurs __________

A) less often with each additional birth B) more often among women with poor diets C) more often among women of slight body build D) more often among women whose sisters gave birth to fraternal twins

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According to your authors, the discipline of psychology is best thought of as

A) a field of self-help principles to eliminate mental problems. B) a mixture of anecdotes and personal intuition about human behavior and mental processes. C) a process for encouraging people to reach their ultimate potential. D) the scientific study of behavior, thought, and experience.

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