Answering "strongly agree" to which of the following statements will increase your score on the optimism quiz presented in your text?
a. If something can go wrong for me, it will.
b. I rarely count on good things happening to me.
c. I hardly ever expect things to go my way.
d. In uncertain times, I usually expect the best.
e. I find it difficult to relax.
d
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Which of the following individuals is most likely to die as a result of suicide?
a. Jim, a 60-year-old b. Zack, an 8-year-old c. Alice, a 23-year-old d. Laura, a 4-year-old
According to the discussion of the women's movement throughout the world,
a. the United States was the first country in the world to allow women to vote. b. all of the countries in which women have been the heads of state are located in Europe. c. women throughout the world share basically the same set of concerns about their life situations. d. women in developing countries are likely to have a different set of concerns from women living in North America and Europe.
What theme is supported by the fact that children learn to conceal their emotions as they grow up?
a. "The bad is greater than the good.". b. "There are always tradeoffs.". c. "Nature says go, culture says stop.". d. "Inner processes serve interpersonal relations.".
Dr. Donal has participants draw number slips from a hat to determine in which experimental condition they are placed. This is one way to improve internal validity.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)