Which of these individuals is at highest risk for a more serious reaction to
a stressful situation?
a) Ann who has low vulnerability and is confronted with several challenges
b) Barbara who has low resiliency and is confronted with an expected challenge
c) Chad who has high resiliency and confronted with an unexpected challenge
d) David who has high vulnerability and confronted with an unexpected challenge
d
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The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to get rid of the recency effect is to
a. have participants say "la, la, la" while studying the list. b. present the list more slowly. c. have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list. d. have participants see the words on a screen, rather than hear them.
Professor Glossner proposes that the heritability of temperament is .80 . Which of the following statements does Professor Glossner propose?
a. A large portion of temperament is determined by genetics. b. A large portion of temperament is determined by environment. c. 80% of temperament is determined by the X chromosome. d. 20% of temperament is determined by the X chromosome.
A blood vessel hemorrhaged in Ms. Rosenthal’s brain, causing late-life physical disability. This is known as __________
A) a stroke B) emphysema C) hypertension D) coronary pneumonia
Combination drug therapy has been found to cure many HIV-infected individuals
a. True b. False