The authors of your text present correlational evidence showing that people who are happier tend to spend more time with others. Which of the following is NOT a valid explanation for this correlation?
a. Happy people are more likely to have good relationships.
b. Good relationships make people happier.
c. There is a third variable, such as extraversion, which accounts for the correlation.
d. Social contact in any form makes people happier.
Answer: D
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Ted, a college student, refuses to sign up for speech class because he is afraid that he will do something embarrassing in front of the class. He can't graduate until he completes the course. What is this behavior most likely associated with?
a. agoraphobia c. acrophobia b. specific phobia d. social phobia
Gillian has been earning $1 million a year, starring in a television show, and is the highest-paid actress on that network. However, several actors on other shows, less highly rated than hers, make $5 million a year. To keep from resenting this situation, she should
A. compare herself to a different reference group. B. complain privately to her friends. C. work harder to earn as much as her castmates. D. complain publicly so that she will get a raise.
Child molesters are usually:
a) Women, contrary to popular images. b) Other children. c) Strangers who molest children out of anger, not for sexual gratification. d) Men whom the child knows.
Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between cognitive demands, pay, and emotional labour?
A) Occupations with high cognitive demands tend to be paid more when the jobs are low in emotional labour. B) Occupations with low cognitive demands tend to be paid more when the jobs are high in emotional labour. C) Occupations with low cognitive demands tend to be paid more when the jobs are low in emotional labour. D) Occupations with high cognitive demands tend to be paid more when the jobs are high in emotional labour. E) Occupations with high cognitive demands tend to be paid more regardless of the amount of emotional labour involved.