Lao went on vacation for a week with her family. Prior to leaving, she asked her neighbor to house sit for her to make sure her house and belongings stay safe. While she was away, the neighbor had a party at Lao's house. By the end of the night, some of Lao's belongings were ruined and the police eventually came to break up the get-together. The behavior of Lao's neighbor could be best described by the _____ factor of the five-factor model.
a) openness to experience
b) agreeableness
c) conscientiousness
d) sociability
Answer: c
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Joanne is 65 years old. She has a difficult time motivating herself to get out of bed and explains by saying sadly, "What's the point? There is nothing I can do to make it worthwhile anyway.". This particular experience of Joanne's is best described as a. wisdom
b. dysphoria. c. circadian rhythms. d. Parkinson's disease.
Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called __________
a) fundamental attribution error. b) groupthink. c) generational identity. d) self-serving bias.
In the introduction to its discussion of intelligence, your text suggests that conceptions of intelligence vary cross-culturally. To the Trukese of the South Pacific, for example, intelligence may mean the ability to navigate on the open water without technological assistance; to an American high schooler, it may mean the ability to score well on standardized tests of academic achievement and aptitude. Nevertheless, one element of the understanding of intelligence that is consistent across culture is:
A) the ability to use the resources provided by one's environment. B) the ability to understand and relate to others. C) to think rationally;that is,with one's head rather than one's heart. D) to solve abstract,complex problems.
Which of the following statements about experimental research is NOT true?
A. Experimental design uses experimental and control groups. B. All experiments involve at least one independent variable and one dependent variable. C. Experiments demonstrate cause and effect. D. Experimental design uses experimental groups only.