Seligman’s work led to the conclusion that helplessness first causes anxiety, then, after continued exposure, it causes

a. anxiety disorders.
b. depression.
c. brain damage.
d. lowered intelligence.


Answer: b: depression.

Psychology

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a. reduced gray matter. b. reduced white matter. c. enlarged vertricles. d. increased myelinization.

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What is one significant change in the labor market that is also changing the notion of job satisfaction?

a. Increases in white-collar jobs and decreases in blue-collar jobs b. Fewer prospects of having a long career in one organization c. Increases in older workers across occupations d. Increases in women across all occupations

Psychology

The fiber pathway connecting the right and left medial thalamus in animals and some people is the a. anterior commissure

b. massa intermedia. c. corpus callosum. d. hippocampal commissure.

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According to Carol Gilligan, when making moral judgments, men emphasize ________ while women emphasize ________

A) action, feelings B) caring, justice C) concern for others, preservation of rules D) justice, caring

Psychology