The modern era of stress research began
a. when Julian Rotter published a monograph reporting the ways in which an internal or external locus of control influences a person's health.
b. when Susan Staples provided research evidence documenting the human response to environmental
noise.
c. when J. G. Courtney found that chronic work-related stresses were linked to colon and rectal cancers.
d. when Hans Selye published a book detailing the ways in which heat, cold, toxins, and danger
disrupt the body's equilibrium.
Answer: d
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A) were fairly accurate in estimating their intake. B) slightly underreported their intake. C) substantially underreported their intake. D) overreported their intake.
A client tells his behavioral therapist that he has a goal of jogging for 30 minutes every other day. The therapist helps the client create a system by which he rewards himself first for putting on jogging clothes and doing any kind of exercise for any length of time, then for jogging for 5 minutes, then for jogging for 15 minutes, and ultimately for jogging for 30 minutes. This technique is best
described as a. shaping. b. behavioral instruction. c. time-out. d. a token economy.
Katherine W. Ellison (1985) used the concept of stakeholders in selecting police officers. What was her purpose for doing so?
A. To make the police force more homogeneous B. To make the police force more representative C. To foster communication between the police and the community D. Both B and C
The _____ occurs when an individual searches for only evidence that will confirm his or her beliefs
a. availability heuristic b. confirmation bias c. belief perseverance d. satisficing