D.M. Buss examined the use of manipulation tactics by married couples as they related to differences on the Big Five factors and found that:
a. husbands high in Neuroticism used a pleasure induction tactic to convince their wives of the legitimacy of their arguments
b. husbands high in Neuroticism tended to use hardball tactics to get their way
c. wives high in Neuroticism tended to use reason to get their way
d. husbands high and low in Neuroticism both used repression as a tactic to get their own way
b
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If you have almost a perfect score on the first test of a semester, what is the most likely prediction for your second score, and why? Assume these tests are similar to most college tests
a. You will have the same score as the first time, because people are consistent. b. You will increase your score to a perfect score because of increased confidence. c. You will have a somewhat lower score because of overconfidence. d. You will have a somewhat lower score because scores fluctuate on not-very-reliable tests.
When Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term "schizophrenia," the kind of split that he believed was central to the disorder was __________.
A. a division of personality within the person B. a divergence between the person's chronological age and their intellectual performance C. an inability to make an intimate connection with other people D. an inward break from reality
Perception results from:
a. top-down processing alone b. bottom-up processing alone c. top-down and bottom-up processing working together d. top-down and bottom-up processing opposing one another
The ______ perspective focuses on information that people acquire from others through teaching, imitation, and other forms of social transmission.
a. neuroscience b. behavioral c. cultural d. evolutionary