At a party, you see a stranger flirting with your date. You are flooded with jealousy. What cognitions might be causing this emotion? Be specific. What alternative thoughts might reduce your jealous feelings?
What will be an ideal response?
Possible thoughts causing jealousy are: "My date finds other people more attractive," "That person is trying to steal my date," or "My date's behavior is humiliating me." But you could be thinking, "It's a compliment to me that other people find my date attractive" or "It pleases me that my date is getting such deserved attention."
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Compare and contrast the extent to which males and females self-identify as bisexual or homosexual at ages 13 and 23.
What will be an ideal response?
Research has examined how involved the parents of adolescent girls are in their daughters’ education and the relationship between this involvement and the girls’ use of contraceptives. This research suggests that the more involved the parents are,
a. the more likely the girls are to get pregnant, because they resent their parents’ involvement b. the less likely the girls are to use contraceptives, because of peer pressure to have unprotected sex c. the less likely the girls are to discuss contraceptive use with their boyfriends d. the more likely the girls are to use contraceptives
"Mom always liked you best!" was a frequent punchline of the Smothers Brothers' comedy routine in the 1960s. To the extent that parents have favorites among siblings, ____ is demonstrated at home
a. heritability b. canalization c. shared environmental influence d. nonshared environmental influence
Rima is the newest attorney in a large law firm
She knows no one, and the only person who really knows her is the gentleman who interviewed and hired her. She is determined to work hard, get noticed, and get her first raise before the end of her first year of employment. Which component of the expectancy theory is likely motivating Rima the most? a) achievement b) valence c) instrumentality d) social motives