The most lethal component of a Type A personality is:
a) perfectionism.
b) hostility.
c) time urgency.
d) competition.
ANS: B, Research has found that the most lethal core of a Type A personality includes both anger and hostility, and these two qualities are most highly correlated with coronary heart disease.
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Which of these generalizations tends to be true about cultural differences?
a. African children are more likely than U.S. children to play with children their own age. b. Asian parents put their newborns in a crib at an earlier age than U.S. parents c. Asian adults are more likely than U.S. adults to take pride in individual achievements. d. Moderate expressions of anger are more effective in the U.S. than in Asia.
It has been demonstrated that those who were prenatally exposed to the influenza virus are more likely to develop schizophrenia. In other words, prenatal exposure to the influenza virus is __________ correlated with developing schizophrenia.
A. not B. randomly C. negatively D. positively
According to Hall, people interact at a distance zone of four to twelve feet when they are
a. in work situations. c. in the public distance zone. b. with close friends. d. in the personal distance zone.
Ebony's parents are very articulate, provide an environment that is rich in verbal stimuli, and spend a great deal of time talking with Ebony. Her parents state that when Ebony was only four months old, she started to speak in "sentences" that were three or four words long. Developmentalists would be most likely to
a. accept this as true if he or she supports the nativist view. b. accept this as true if he or she supports the learning view. c. reject this as false, regardless of his or her viewpoint. d. accept this as true if he or she accepts the interactionist view.