Individuals with a pessimistic explanatory style
A) tend to have lower expectations for the future.
B) are more likely to be depressed.
C) tend to focus on the negative potential of situations.
D) tend to blame outcomes on factors that are beyond their control.
E) have all of these.
E
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Individuals with schizophrenic disorders tend to show better social functioning and better treatment outcomes when
a. positive and negative symptoms are both evident at the same time. b. the predominant symptoms include behavioral excesses or peculiarities. c. positive and negative symptoms alternate throughout the schizophrenic episodes. d. the predominant symptoms include behavioral deficits.
Which of the following statements is true of the findings of the study conducted by Allik and Realo (2004) on the relationship between individualism and social capital in United States and 42 cultures around the world?
a) Individualistic nations were associated with greater social capital. b) Collectivistic nations were associated with greater social capital. c) Individualistic nations did not trust people belonging to other nations. d) Collectivistic nations trusted people belonging to other nations.
One reason that the American people have been reluctant to accept the idea of publicly supported child care is that __________
A) few mothers of very young children work outside the home B) it is widely believed that child care is harmful to young children C) most grandparents provide regular child care D) American values emphasize independence and self-reliance
Regarding a baby’s adaptation to labor and delivery, stress hormones __________
A) endanger the newborn B) arouse the infant into alertness C) cause the cervix to thin and the uterine wall to contract D) cause the mother to breathe deeply, increasing the infant’s oxygen supply