What are the potential benefits of the trait of extraversion?
What will be an ideal response?
If conscientiousness is the champion of health and longevity, extraversion is the champion of good feelings and happiness. Of the Big Five, extraversion consistently rates number one in both positive affect and subjective well-being. Overall extraverts appear to be more responsive to reward, less responsive to punishment, experience higher levels of positive affect for longer periods of time, and on the whole, report higher levels of well-being than introverts.
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What two approaches from neuroscience converge on the conclusion that there are two separate systems involved in long-term memory?
A. computer simulations of automatization and mathematical algorithms for storage strategies B. data from brain scan technology and studies of adults with brain damage C. data from long-term clinical studies and surveys of children D. data from clinical studies that administered psychotropic medications to incarcerated felons and observations of adolescent behavior
Fijian girls who had developed eating disorders reported that their beliefs about ideal body image were influenced by ____
a. television c. Western tourists b. religious teachings d. school
Dr. Thornton discovers a gene that he calls AATF-1 (accelerated aging transcription factor-1). When Dr. Thornton deletes this gene in mice, the mice show increased longevity. Thus, he proposes a new model of aging that fits within the ____.
A. evolutionary theories of aging B. cellular-damage theories of aging C. homologous theories of aging D. programmed theories of aging
Communications that include body position, voice tone, and facial expressions are nonverbal communications.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)