The authors of Chapter 17 (“Applying Social Psychology to the Good Life”) emphasize which two concepts, in particular, as central to understanding the roles of optimism and pessimism in people’s lives?
a. goal-related thinking and self-fulfilling prophecy
b. outcome expectancies and self-fulfilling prophecy
c. outcome expectancies and goal-directed thinking
d. goal-directed thinking and goal-directed behavior
Ans: B
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a. behavior b. biomedical c. insight d. emotion
On the individual level, Triandis referred to collectivism as idiocentrism
a) True b) False
Much of our information about pubertal development comes from J. M. Tanner's research. Which of the following most accurately represents this research? The research was conducted
a. at the turn of the century on middle-class American adolescents. b. in the 1980s on a cross-section of North American youth. c. during World War II on British adolescents in boarding schools. d. in the 1960s and 1970s on British adolescents in foster homes.
The initials "NHST" stand for
a. Normal HypothesiS Testing. b. Null HypothesiS Testing. c. Normal Hypothesis Significance Testing. d. Null Hypothesis Significance Testing.