Which of the following is correct about most children who are frequent firesetters?


Ans: They have been maltreated by parents

Psychology

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Seligman found that people with a pessimistic explanatory style are especially vulnerable to depression. These individuals tend to attribute their setbacks to ____ and draw ____ conclusions about their personal inadequacies

a. situational factors; narrow, specific b. personal flaws; narrow, specific c. situational factors; global, far-reaching d. personal flaws; global, far-reaching

Psychology

Studies of grief responses in adults suggest that _______

a. the great majority of adults show a strong response, including some depression, for at least 6 months after the loss but then recover b. most adults show only a very brief level of distress, and then recover quickly c. there are several different patterns of grief reactions, no one of which is dominant d. failure to display distress immediately after a loss is linked to high levels of later problems

Psychology

What is the relationship between gender and aggression?

A) Women are more likely than men to engage in any kind of aggressive behavior. B) Men are more likely to engage in direct aggression; women are more likely to engage in indirect aggression. C) Both genders are equally likely to engage in direct aggression, but women are more likely to engage in direct aggression. D) Men are more likely than women to engage in any kind of aggressive behavior. E) Both genders are equally likely to engage in direct aggression, but men are more likely to engage in indirect aggression.

Psychology

A researcher who found it most useful to think of drug withdrawal as enhancing the rewarding value of a drug would likely be most in favor of which drug addiction model?

a. Opponent-process theory of drug addiction b. Drive theory of drug addiction c. Incentive-salience theory of drug addiction. d. Disease model of drug addiction.

Psychology