Belle was unsure of how to cope with her car breaking down. She decided she would have a mechanic determine how much it would cost to have it repaired. Belle is using constructive coping through
a. exerting control over a harmful habitual behavior.
b. confronting a problem directly.
c. determining her coping resources.
d. managing her disruptive emotional reaction.
B
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Studies of children's books show that
a. they often appear to be sexist, but this sexism has little effect on children. b. the problem of sexism in children's books seems to have disappeared during the past decade. c. females may be underrepresented, but at least those who are shown are quite competent. d. even today, children's books often show boys solving problems and being active, whereas girls are more passive.
Efforts to boost self-esteem with random expressions of praise in the absence of good performance is most likely to promote
A.self-transcendence. B.helplessness. C.the false consensus effect. D.self-efficacy.
One of the side effects of taking too much medication for Parkinson’s disease would most likely be ____
a. ?increase dopamine levels b. ?increase serotonin levels c. ?increase acetylcholine levels d. ?increase endorphin levels
A recent, large-scale meta-analysis of clinical judgment studies (Spengler et al., 2009) suggests that higher levels of clinical experience
a. are associated with greatly improved prediction. b. are associated with slightly improved prediction. c. have no impact on prediction quality. d. are negatively associated with prediction quality.