Optimism is especially appropriate in those situations in which
a. you want to gain people's confidence
b. your goal involves a high degree of risk
c. the cost of failure is high
d. you want to be sympathetic with people's troubles
A
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A characteristic adolescent members of cross-ethnic friendships have is they ______.
A. tend to report low levels of intimacy B. report high levels of relational aggression C. show decreases in depression and delinquent behavior D. show decreases in racial prejudice over time
Studies suggest that when given negative feedback by teachers, girls tend to attribute their failure to ______, whereas boys attribute their failure to ______.
a. lack of ability; fussy grading or lack of effort b. lack of effort; lack of ability c. fussy grading; lack of effort d. fussy grading; lack of ability
A person's circadian activity cycle would most likely drift out of phase with the activity of other people if the person ____.
A. spends a period of time in the wilderness, away from clocks B. habitually eats a big meal just before bedtime C. spends a period of time in seclusion, away from sunlight D. lives near the equator, where the seasons do not vary
When reviewing the causes and factors that contribute to somatic symptom and related disorders, it is clear that
A. causes vary considerably depending on the specific somatic symptom and related disorder. B. genetics and biology play virtually no role in their prevalence. C. there is a strong possibility that patients are malingering. D. the overall rate of somatic symptom and related disorders is higher in Western cultures.