Tammy's father is an exceptional gymnast. When Tammy was just a toddler, her father believed that Tammy already showed great promise as a gymnast. Tammy's father probably believes that athletic ability is mostly determined by
A) nurture.
B) stages.
C) nature.
D) early experiences.
C
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a. placebo effects. b. self-report biases. c. statistical artifacts. d. meta-analytic controls.
Suppose that Ian is extremely lonely. He lives in a small town, and has only two friends. The two friends that he has are great; the problem is that he would like MORE friends. He has tried to meet more people, but this has backfired. He has also tried to convince himself that he does not really need more relationships, but this approach has also failed, as he is still lonely. What else can he
do? Based on your understanding of the research on loneliness, identify and discuss three different strategies Ian can use that are likely to be successful in reducing his loneliness. What will be an ideal response?
According to Gordon Allport, central traits are:
a. personality traits that dominate an individual's life b. less obvious personality traits that do not always appear in an individual's behavior c. a small set of descriptive traits that can be used to accurately describe an individual d. three basic personality factors that exist in all individuals
A procedure that is applied by an investigator based on two different experiences devised for subjects and participants is referred to as a
a. sample. c. treatment group. b. treatment. d. control group.