Regarding the Type A personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The best way to avoid the self-made stress of a Type A personality is to adopt the opposite characteristics.
b. While Type A behavior appears to promote heart disease, time urgency and overwork may be what actually triggers the heart attack.
c. Because our society places a premium on achievement, competition, and mastery, it is not surprising that many people develop Type A personalities.
d. The most damaging patterns of Type A personalities may occur in hostile persons who keep their anger "bottled up," but don't express it outwardly.
B
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a. used 360 assessments b. cybervetted job applicants c. employed transactional leadership styles d. had greater racial and gender diversity
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a. inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity b. excessive motor activity and impairments in self-control c. deficits in effortful control and executive functioning d. all of the above
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