The basic type of information people use about others to form impressions and understand them is

a. intuition.
b. nonverbal behavior.
c. rational judgment.
d. reading their blogs.


Answer: B

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Josh loves to sing country songs in the shower, his car, and the psychology building. However, when Josh attends a funeral, he is quiet and somber just like everyone else. According to Mischel's cognitive-affective theory of personality, Josh behaves differently in different places due to

A. his lack of conditions of worth. B. his external locus of control. C. cognitive person variables. D. repression and sublimation.

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Which person is NOT making a downward social comparison?

a. Alan, who lost one leg in an accident, comparing himself to the driver, who was killed b. David, who loses his job, but gets a severance package with six months' salary, comparing himself to a colleague at another company who lost his job and received three months' severance c. Steven, who compares his driving skills today with those that he had when he was in high school d. Marty, who compares his coordination after contracting multiple sclerosis with that which he had before the disease

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How do the benefits and costs of narcissism change from one stage to another?

What will be an ideal response?

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Activation of the __________ is to increased fear as activation of the __________ is to decreased fear.

A. lateral nucleus; basal nucleus B. central nucleus; ventromedial prefrontal cortex C. ventromedial prefrontal cortex; central nucleus D. central nucleus; basal nucleus

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