George has been diagnosed with cancer, but is certain that he will get better. Seligman suggests that this might be true because George is a(n) __________
a) idealist.
b) optimist.
c) Type A personality.
d) survivor.
b Explanation: Optimistic outlooks have been shown to help increase quality of life during
times of illness, as well as increase recovery from illness.
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Why did Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen choose the South Fore people of New Guinea to study the universality of emotional expression?
A. They were considered a compliant and easily manipulated culture B. They could be easily reached by train C. They were so geographically isolated that they had not been exposed to influences of other cultures D. They were known to be a highly emotional society
According to Plato, the components of the soul are:
a. ?really the same b. ?typically in harmony with one another c. ?often in conflict with one another d. ?subservient to the bodily needs
When the _____ approach is used, several individuals are studied on only a few variables
a. nomothetic c. multithetic b. normative d. ideographic
Jesse, a graduate engineering student, is able to engage in more complex thought than he did during adolescence thanks to two biological processes ongoing in his brain: synaptic pruning and
A) metacognition. B) homeostasis. C) myelination. D) senescence.