A major characteristic of people with a high degree of perceived control is that they
a. recognize the role of luck in their lives
b. attribute responsibility for desirable outcomes to themselves and their efforts
c. assume blame when they fail
d. are reluctant to seek out information about their environment
B
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One problem with the original MMPI was that the control group consisted of
a. highly educated professionals. b. relatives and visitors of hospitalized mental patients. c. patients with severe psychopathology. d. men only.
Research on deindividuation and mob violence indicates that the level of ____ is the single biggest factor in predicting aggression
a. accountability b. anonymity c. self-awareness d. self-esteem
The tendency for psychologists to give priority to research methods over subject-matter (like human subjective experience operationally defined and thereby ignored) has been called _________.
a. methodolatry b. dogmatic Methodism c. method fetishism d. all of the above
Jennifer is 92. She has become increasingly solitary, preferring her "quiet time" to the company of others
She no longer gets out much, and although she does not really seem depressed, her level of involvement with the world has diminished to almost nothing. Jennifer's lifestyle is consistent with the aspect of disengagement theory known as A) acceptance of changes. B) inactivity and rebellion. C) discontinuity. D) antisocial personality.