The ability to "bounce back," recover one's self-confidence, good spirits, and hopeful attitude after extreme and prolonged stress is called ________

a. self-efficacy
b. hardiness
c. reactivity
d. resilience


Answer: d

Psychology

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Individuals raised in contact cultures require less personal space than those raised in noncontact cultures.

  a.  True   b.  False

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You are at a parade where there are a number of marching bands. You perceive the bands that are all in the same uniforms as being grouped together. The red uniforms are one band, the green uniforms another, and so forth. You have this perceptual experience because of the law of

A. simplicity. B. similarity. C. pragnanz. D. familiarity.

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__________ are formal customs that signify an individual's departure from childhood and his or her entrance into adolescence.

A. Puberty rituals B. Psycho-cognitive stages C. History-graded norms D. Aging confirmations

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