Ben is very social conforming, tends to oversimplify issues
into "totally right or totally wrong" sides. With his children, he is overly strict, expecting complete obedience from them, while at work he always seems to be concerned with who "has the power." Ben would be described as having a(n) personality.
a. antisocial
b. authoritarian
c. Type B
d. Type A
ANSWER: b
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Your neighbor, whose daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD, asks your opinion of an article she just read in a popular magazine. According to the article, her daughter's ADHD symptoms are attributable to diet, and if chemical additives were cut out of her diet, her symptoms would decrease. What advice do you give your neighbor?
a. You should tell your neighbor that research has not supported any connection between chemical additives and ADHD. b. You should tell your neighbor that the result of recent research is confounding and that the FDA recently agreed to respond to public concerns and hold a hearing about the effect of chemical additives. c. You should tell your neighbor that research has found that chemical additives cause ADHD. d. You should tell your neighbor that little research has actually been done to explore the connection between chemical additives in food and ADHD.
Among the conclusions we can draw from research on emotional affectivity, which of the following has been clearly demonstrated?
A. People with positive affect report more health problems. B. Negative affect is related to psychological stress. C. Negative affect is related to social activity. D. all of the above
Research on the children raised in the Guatemalan village where fresh air and sunshine are considered to be harmful has shown:
a. these children do not recover from their deprivation when they get older. b. these children are cheerful and active while inside as infants and young children. c. these children are as active and alert at age 11 as children from the U.S. d. none of these.
Risks of gaining too much weight during pregnancy include ______
a. structural abnormalities in the fetus b. jaundice in the fetus c. increased chance of stroke in the mother d. hypertension, preeclampsia, and diabetes in the mother