Research on the locus of control construct indicates that:
a. internals are cognitively passive
b. internals are inflexible
c. internals learn the rules necessary to solve problems more quickly than externals
d. externals tend to seek more information to use in the solutions of their problems than internals
c
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In 1967 social psychologist Stanley Milgram performed an experiment using the regular mail, and sociologist Duncan Watts replicated it using e-mail in 2003 . Participants were given a message and the name, address, and occupation of the person who should receive it. The participant could only send the message to a first-name acquaintance, who would send it to a first-name acquaintance and so on
until it reached the "target person" in another country. Milgram and Watts both found that the average number of intermediaries before the letter or e-mail reached its intended destination was a. six. b. 10. c. 15. d. 22.
Critical thinking involves exercising curiosity and skepticism when evaluating the claims of others, and with our own assumptions and beliefs
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A baby learns that when he is hungry, food is provided, and when he is in pain, he is cuddled and comforted. Erik Erikson suggested that this baby would be developing a sense of ________
a. intimacy. b. trust. c. integrity. d. identity.
Which of the following is not true of distance as an indicator of emotion?
a. The acceptable distance to maintain between two people varies from culture to culture. b. It is a nonverbal cue to emotion. c. It is a more reliable indicator of emotion than facial expression. d. Standing further away than usual may indicate fear or dislike.