People who use humor to cope with stressful situations tend to
a. lose their focus on solving the problem.
b. lower their distress and stress reactions to difficult events.
c. distract themselves and others from working on the problems.
d. come up with less creative and less realistic solutions to problems.
B
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a. specific capacities or "s.". b. primary mental abilities. c. emotional intelligence. d. general intelligence or "g.".
In the context of sex differences in development across cultures, Barry, Josephson, Lauer, and Marshall (1976) examined the degree to which cultures foster _____ in the socialization of children
a) gender empowerment b) submissive tendencies c) aggressive tendencies d) gender stereotype
Professor Lively, consistent with Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development, introduces purposeful teaching into a testing situation to find out what children can attain with social support. Professor Lively uses __________
A) traditional intelligence testing B) summative assessment C) dynamic assessment D) culturally biased testing
Data from a survey about stress-related disorders that is used in a(n) _____ study could provide information about prevalence, distribution, and interrelationships the stress disorders.
a. analogue b. epidemiological c. base rate d. longitudinal