Research suggests that most "normal" people today ____
a. are increasingly more pessimistic
b. think that they are about as competent as they really are
c. are pessimistic and think that they are not as competent as they should be
d. are both unrealistically optimistic and think that they are more competent than they really are
D
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Which of the following events occurs in the second stage of labor?
A) The uterine contractions stretch the skin surrounding the birth canal and propel the baby along. B) The placenta and uterus secrete prostaglandins that stimulate uterine contractions. C) The placenta separates from the uterine wall and is expelled through the birth canal. D) The blood vessels in the birth canal rupture leading to the appearance of blood in vaginal secretions.
Lazarus's Hassles Scale assumes that
A) ?stress is an objective environmental stimulus that must be measured objectively. B) ?physiological instruments are more reliable than self-reports in measuring stress. C) ?the person's perception of an event is the critical factor in measurement of stress. D) ?the frequency of a person's everyday hassles is more crucial than their intensity.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
If ?0 = 15, ? = 10, ? = .5, and n = 25, then ?1 = 20.
About __________ of people suffer a traumatic experience at some point in their lives.
A. one-fourth B. one-third C. one-half D. two-thirds