The text describes a study of older adults who experienced major negative changes to their health and living circumstances. As these people adjusted, they usually did so by:
a. denying that their new circumstances were permanent
b. thinking more about the past than the present
c. becoming very, very angry and bitter
d. giving up and becoming totally dependent on others, to a degree greater than necessary
b
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Professor Clark is lecturing and notices a student in the back of the room who appears to be daydreaming. Professor Clark startles the student by asking, "Excuse me. Can I be of service to you?" Given what we know about daydreaming, the student is most likely to say she was daydreaming about:
A. "I was just imagining that I'm playing a championship game with seconds left." B. "I was thinking about how my boyfriend broke up with me last night." C. "I was thinking about how much I want a new car." D. "I was just thinking what I would do if a won the Mega Lotto tonight-it's up to $100 million dollars."
The capacity to be aware of emotions, integrate positive and negative feelings about an issue, and regulate intense emotions to make logical decisions about complicated issues is called ______.
A. dualistic thinking B. reflective judgment C. cognitive affective complexity D. relativistic thinking
Which of the following is just as important as an actual lack of control in causing us to feel threatened?
a. intense primary appraisal b. disorganized secondary appraisal c. perceived lack of control d. approach conflict
Both Gardner's and Sternberg's theories of intelligence propose ______________
a. that there are multiple components of intelligence b. that there are three different types of intelligence c. that creativity is genetically determined d. an IQ score that enables comparisons among individuals