According to the textbook, "common sense" theories about social psychology are ____
a. almost always wrong
b. often misleading or contradictory
c. very often correct
d. very often correct when they have to do with dyadic (two-person) relationships, but usually wrong when they have to do with group behavior
B
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What evidence supports a genetic influence on sexual orientation?
a. One gene has been identified that controls orientation for most people.c b. Adopted children reared in the same family generally share the same orientation. c. Monozygotic twins share the same orientation more often than dizygotic twins do. d. Most homosexual men have a homosexual father.
According to Rotter's expectancy theory, a person's decision to engage in a behavior is determined by what the person expects to happen following the behavior and by
A. what cognitive person variables apply to the situation. B. the conditions of worth the individual has created. C. the value the person places on the outcome. D. the relatively stable traits the individual possesses.
Samantha focuses on her own goals at the expense of goals of those around her. Which construal best describes her perspective?
a. interdependent b. independent c. ambivalent d. biconstrual
Which of the following helps children deal with their fears?
A. Instilling a sense of trust and normal caution B. Logical persuasion coupled with empathy C. Coercion D. Ridicule