Compared to people low in the need for Achievement, which of the following is characteristic of the way people with a high need for Achievement approach work?
A. They approach each job with an energetic effort.
B. They approach each job with about the same level of effort as lows, but persist at the task longer.
C. They approach challenging jobs and those with a potential to provide a sense of personal achievement with an energetic effort.
D. Because they want to use their time and energy efficiently, they appear at first to be less energetic in their approach to most jobs.
C
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a. environment b. heredity c. poor prenatal environment d. inherited fat cells
According to the chapter They Don't Look the Same to Meabout homogeneity and heterogeneity biases,
what can increase the magnitude of cognitive biases? (a) Growing up in an urban community (b) Growing up in a rural community (c) Increasing a person's cognitive load (d) Decreasing a person's cognitive load
What principle describes the idea that adolescents are not only influenced by their parents but also influence their parents?
a. Reciprocal effects b. Binocular vision c. Unidirectionality d. Responsiveness
Adoption studies consistently reveal that
A) about three-quarters of the differences in IQ among children can be traced to their genetic makeup. B) when young children are adopted into caring, stimulating homes, their IQs rise substantially. C) adopted children of low-IQ biological mothers score below average on IQ tests during the school years. D) adopted children score, on average, 15 to 20 points lower in IQ than their nonadopted agemates.