Adi has had a number of stressors in his lifetime but is doing fine. As the authors of your text report, this indicates that Adi and people like him are
a. psychologically frail.
b. in denial most of the time.
c. prone to respond very irrationally and emotionally.
d. remarkably resilient.
Answer: D
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The desire to have a positive impact on the world is referred to as
a. an inability to care for non-family members. b. belief in one's ability to be generative. c. subjective sense of accomplishment of generativity. d. generative motivation.
Thorndike demonstrated that a behavior which produces a favorable effect on the environment will likely be repeated. This is known as the:
a. law of effect b. law of causation c. law of behavior d. law of replication
According to psychologist Jeffrey Gray, the brain's __________ system affects sensitivity to rewards, whereas the __________ system affects sensitivity to punishment and the motivation to avoid punishment.
A. primary; secondary B. secondary; primary C. behavioral approach; behavioral inhibition D. behavioral inhibition; behavioral approach
The editors of Scientific American are able to
obtain a representative sample of their readers in order to assess their attitudes toward preservation of the rainforests in Costa Rica. When interpreting the results of their survey, the editors will be able to ________. a) apply the results to the entire U.S. population b) apply the results to Costa Rica c) apply the results to subscribers of Scientific American d) apply the result to scientists