Which of the following adages best fits Bradbury's main theme?
a. Pretend you're happy when you're blue.
b. Seek happiness purposely and you will not find it.
c. Every cloud has a silver lining.
d. Laughter is the best therapy.
b
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Belmont has a high degree of mastery motivation. On his first psychology test, he scores 52 out of 100 (an "F"). What is his most likely reaction?
a. He blames himself for being stupid. b. He blames himself for not studying. c. He blames the instructor for writing such a hard test. d. He doesn't care about his level of performance.
What greatly influenced the harsh attitude toward same-sex behaviors in the early American colonies?
a. The strong influence of the Catholic Church b. The Puritanical origins of the early settlers c. Interaction with Native Americans who condoned homosexuality d. Early venereal diseases spread in the colonies by men who were gay
Cate hears a funny ticking sound when she presses the gas pedal in her car. She hasn't noticed it before and she turns off the radio and leans forward in order to hear it better. Cate's shift in attention illustrates the behavior that psychologists refer to as:
a. an orienting response b. habituation c. desensitization d. conditioned inhibition
Context is more effective for readers with good comprehension skills because these readers are better at
a. preventing activation of multiple meanings of an ambiguous word. b. quickly selecting the appropriate meaning. c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b