Are there any differences in health between people who have solid social support and people who don't?
a. No—psychologists suspect that there are differences, but research has not consistently found any evidence that social support makes a real difference.
b. Yes—although social support does not appear to improve people's physical health, it does improve their mood and general psychological well-being.
c. Yes—social support appears to improve physical and psychological well-being, though it does not improve objective measures of health (e.g., recovery time from illness).
d. Yes—social support has been tied to better health, more rapid recovery from illness, and a lower risk for mortality.
D
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a. A Honduran has a history of mumbling to himself and describing vivid hallucinations. b. A Laotian is plagued by fear and trembling after the death of a parent. c. A woman in a remote Chinese village has an illness that she blames on spirit possession. d. In South and East Asia, a man suddenly develops a fear that his penis will withdraw into his body.
Mika has just interviewed a job applicant for a position in her organization. She asked the applicant what the most important thing to him/her was. The answer was money. What can we conclude about the job applicant?
A) The applicant is a baby boomer. B) The applicant is a traditionalist. C) The applicant is a boomer or Gen X. D) The applicant is a Gen X or Gen Y. E) The applicant is a boomer or Gen Y.
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a new book. According to behaviorist theory, Saturo’s parents are using __________ to encourage Saturo’s alphabet recitation. a) positive reinforcement b) imitation c) punishment d) negative reinforcement
The sense that there is a proper schedule for the major milestones in one's life has been referred to as the ______________.
a. ticking time bomb b. event horizon c. comparative gradient d. social clock