Phil attends a party being held in honor of a visitor from Great Britain. Phil notices that the visitor doesn't stand very close to those who are talking to her. Phil doesn't assume that the visitor is being rude or unfriendly; instead he wonders how personal space preferences in Great Britain differ from those in the United States. Phil is practicing __________

a. resistance
b. toleration
c. understanding
d. respect
e. participation


c

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1. People are more accurate identifying persons of their own race than they are of another race. 2. Throughout the animal kingdom, the female of the species usually inherits a more flamboyant appearance. 3. According to Nancy Etcoff, in her book, Survival of the Prettiest, noses evolved into long narrow shapes in climates where the air was cold or dry and needed to be warmed and moistened before reaching the lungs. 4. According to one study reported in the text, physicians who wore white coats were evaluated no differently by patients than were physicians who chose not to wear white coats. 5. Some research suggests that we perceive men as being more successful and intelligent if they are with attractive women than if they are not.

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The Dance of Shiva best reflects:

a. linearity b. cyclicality c. spontaneity d. conservatism e. Seishen

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Freud's apparent editing of his case histories to create support for his theories may or may not be a fallacy

depending on the answer to this issue: a. did he have more positive than negative support? b. did the editing make substantive changes? c. did Freud have an intent to deceive? d. did any harm flow from Freud's editing?

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Which of the following components does NOT characterize the multidimensional self-concept?

a. The multidimensional self-concept is goal-oriented. b. The multidimensional self-concept is mental. c. The multidimensional self-concept is physical. d. The multidimensional self-concept is private. e. The multidimensional self-concept is public.

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