People who have taken a new personality test say they think its results are highly accurate. Why should we be skeptical?
a. Although the results may be good today, personality changes greatly over time.
b. Any test that people accept must not be probing deeply into the unconscious mind.
c. Personality does not vary in any dimension that can be measured
d. Most people accept almost any assessment of themselves as valid.
d
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In John Bowlby's original formulation of attachment theory, applied to infants, there were ____ different attachment styles. In more recent formulations of attachment theory, applied to adults, there are ____ different attachment styles
a. three; also three b. three; four c. two; three d. two; four
Miranda, a very good student, received an "A" on an exceptionally hard math exam. Her friend Thomas asked, "Why did you get such a good grade?" According to the research cited in the textbook, Miranda is most likely to reply:
A. "The instructor likes me." B. "I guess it's just luck." C. "I worked hard and I didn't procrastinate." D. "The test was too easy."
Which of the following is a secondary drive?
a. hunger b. thirst c. sexual desire d. desire to earn money e. need for sleep
According to the levels of processing theory, the depth (shallow to deep) of processing ____
a. ?enhances long-term memory capacity b. ?predicts the duration of information in long-term memory c. ?predicts the ease of retrieval d. ?exemplifies the power of maintenance rehearsal