Since he retired, Alfonso spends a lot of time watching TV. When he sees a drug commercial describing a disease or condition that afflicts older people, he is certain that he has the condition. In fact, Alfonso has had more health problems since he retired. Alfonso's behavior is most consistent with which of the following?
a. negativity bias
b. stereotype threat
c. resilience theory
d. labeling theory
Ans: d. labeling theory
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a. Extroverts tend to have more sexual partners than introverts. b. Extroverts are more likely to divorce with extroverted men being less likely to live with their children. c. Agreeable people often put the interests of friends and family ahead of their own interests. d. Introverts tend to earn more during their careers than extroverts do.
The impression of depth can be created or enhanced in visual art by encouraging the person viewing a drawing to assume that converging lines are actually parallel. This artistic ploy uses the depth cue of _______
a. interposition b. elevation c. accommodation d. linear perspective
A person is in the _______________ of the general adaptation syndrome when the body becomes more vulnerable to other stressors. For example, when the body is mobilized to fight off the flu, it is easier to be annoyed by minor frustrations
a. chronic stress phase b. alarm phase c. exhaustion phase d. resistance phase
Which part of the brain is severed in order to control severe epilepsy, resulting in split brains?
a. parietal lobes b. hippocampus c. homunculus d. corpus callosum