Elaine is a college student. Which of the following does research suggest will be the most stressful for Elaine?
a. She and her boyfriend are constantly fighting.
b. She lives in a suite in her college dormitory.
c. It is the beginning of her junior year.
d. Her parents are selling their home.
a. She and her boyfriend are constantly fighting.
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a. validity is increased. b. item reliability is increased. c. item reliability is decreased. d. guessing is reduced.
Why was the original person-situation debate ill-conceived?
A. It is unreasonable to assume that typical or usual personality tendencies will predict behavior perfectly across the vast variety of situations in which people find themselves. B. Personality had not yet been established as an identifiable discipline in the 1960s; any outcomes based on personality measures were tentative at best. C. Nature-versus-nurture is a much more important question to ask than whether it is the person or the situation that determines behavior. D. The situations social psychologists investigated were usually mundane or trivial; high-impact situations were needed to reveal the true contributions of traits and the situation.
Estrella has a tendency not to date for long periods of time, but rather to engage in one-night stands and hookups nonchalantly. Which term best fits Estrella's outlook on sexual relationships?
A. pansexuality B. promiscuity C. derogation of alternatives D. field of eligibles
The heritability of attachment is ________, which supports the view that ________.
A. virtually nil; environmental factors play an important role in attachment B. virtually nil; genetic factors are more important than environmental factors in the development of attachment C. high; environmental factors play an important role in attachment D. high; genetic factors are more important than environmental factors in the development of attachment