Which of the following is NOT a major factor in an individual's choice of a significant other?
a) similarity in personal style
b) similarity in socioeconomic status
c) similar attitudes
d) similar personality
Answer: a
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a. autobiographical memories. c. infantile amnesia. b. episodic memories. d. episodic amnesia.
Which of these speech errors is LEAST likely to occur in actual conversation?
a. saying “finger” instead of “toe” b. saying “lobster” instead of “oyster” c. saying “coat” instead of “goat” d. saying “aunt” instead of “uncle”
This is a supervised workplace for people who are NOT yet ready for competitive jobs.
A. halfway house B. day center C. community mental health center D. sheltered workshop
How is the Content Analysis of Verbal Explanations (CAVE) technique applied to the study of explanatory style?
a) It determines whether a person is likely to succumb to pessimistic thinking (“cave-in”) or marshal the resources needed for optimistic thinking (“excavate”). b) It allows researchers to analyze verbal and written statements by historical figures to estimate how levels of optimism and pessimism might be related to later behavioral outcomes. c) It computes the correlation between optimism and pessimism over time for a single individual, then extrapolates to that person’s social group. d) It analyzes how group-level pessimism leads to faulty decision-making in corporate settings.