Keith goes into his doctor for a blood test. Two weeks later, he returns for a follow-up blood test, and the doctor notes that Keith's lymphocyte count has increased since his earlier visit. Based on the research into the physical responses to stress, you might conclude that:
a. Keith is experiencing more stress at the time of the second blood test
b. Keith is experiencing less stress at the time of the second blood test
c. Keith is more likely to develop a physical illness within the next 2 weeks
d. Keith has a phobic reaction to medical testing that causes him to experience severe stress
B
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Rebecca is a two-year-old getting her first haircut. As the process begins, Rebecca starts crying uncontrollably and the hair stylist suggests that her mother sit in the chair with Rebecca on her lap. If Rebecca has an anxious-ambivalent attachment style, how will she respond to this attempt to comfort her?
A. She will continue to cry uncontrollably. B. She will quickly calm down. C. She will attempt to run away. D. She will ask the stylist to hug her instead.
The playing-hard-to-get technique is based on the ________ principle of compliance
A) scarcity B) authority C) reciprocity D) friendship/liking E) social validation
Imagine that I just stubbed my toe and cried "Ouch." A child with autism, when asked if I was hurt, said, "No," because he wasn't hurt. This inability to take the perspective of another is referred to as:
A) excessive logic. B) self-stimulatory behavior. C) mind-blindness. D) sensory overload.
According to Kimmel's (1997) theory of levels of social awareness in intercultural exploration, a realization that one's own way of doing things is only one of many and that others are not always abnormal in any way is called
A) understanding. B) cultural chauvinism. C) minimization. D) tolerance.