Which of the following choices describes a reason that practitioners and researchers were more focused on studying negative characteristics
a. They felt no need to study positive traits.
b. They were operating within the particular circumstances of their time.
c. People were mostly unhappy with their lives.
d. They did not want to impede on the work of positive psychologists.
Ans: B
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a. God became a figure of forgiveness, not condemnation. b. Science and Catholicism coexisted peacefully. c. The natural selflessness and the moral resolution of women was emphasized. d. The main political philosophy was utilitarianism.
Two toddlers are on a playground. Katie crawls through the pipe tunnel and yells "Look at me!" Sarah crawls through the tunnel too and then yells "Look at me!" Katie climbs the slide and shouts "Look at me!" before sliding do
Sarah climbs the slide, yells "Look at me!" and slides down. The girls are engaging in A) coordinated imitation. B) symbolic play. C) social referencing. D) emotional contagion.
Child abuse is more likely to occur when
a. children are infants or preschoolers than when they are older. b. children are healthy. c. parents have frequent contact with and receive help from friends and relatives. d. parents have low expectations for their children.
Edward was found to have a large, golfball-sized tumor in the right hemisphere of his brain, which caused substantial damage to the surrounding tissue. Which of the following behavioral changes is most consistent with this type of brain damage?
A. Being unable to recognize other people B. Being unable to consciously control one's behavior C. Changing personality traits generally considered stable D. Loss of a sense of 'self' and feeling separate from others