What is NOT one of the listed characteristics that appear to enhance our study of personality?
A) Attention to detail
B) Humility
C) Optimism
D) Tolerance for ambiguity
Answer: A
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a. train the employee b. place the employee on a lower input level c. ignore the problem d. keep track of any future problems
In an experiment designed to investigate memory processes, one group of participants was given special instructions and asked to create mental pictures of each item on a list of items to be remembered. Another group of participants was given the same list but received no special instructions about how to remember the items. In this study, the experimental group is:
a. the participants who received the special instructions b. the participants who received no special instructions c. the participants who remembered the fewest items d. all the participants in the study
Which type of thinking is most likely to involve the acceptance of inconsistency and ambiguity?
A. pragmatic thought B. relativistic thinking C. autonomous thought D. dualistic thinking
The ending of the story of Little Red Riding was changed apparently because some
a. thought that the original ending was too gentle to Little Red Riding Hood herself b. wanted to emphasize the party at the end of later versions c. sought to be gentler to the wolf in later endings d. all of these e. none of these