Jake is a 37-year-old male with two daughters, a wife, a mortgage, and a car payment. Which interpersonal issue is more likely to depress him?
a. His oldest daughter is having a lot of trouble in school.
b. His mortgage statement just came, and the increase in taxes is going to make the payment a lot higher than what he can manage.
c. He and his wife are arguing over lots of little things, and he can't figure out why they aren't getting along.
d. He just got a raise, but it comes with more responsibility at work, and he is away from home more often than he would like.
b
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a. ?been segregated from the children of other races b. ?been taught that females were superior to males c. ?worn skin paint in order to experience what it would be like to be another race d. ?either worn an identifying collar or not depending upon your eye color
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A. Megan recently learned that her boyfriend is cheating on her. B. Mari did much worse than she expected on the final exam in psychology class. C. Maeve is unprepared in class, and the professor announces a pop quiz. D. Maddy's parents are getting divorced.
Freud believed that the _____ is the part of the personality that is rational and reasonable
a) id b) superego c) conscious d) ego
According to Albert Bandura and Social Cognitive Theory, personality is acquired by exposure to effective ______ .
A) reinforcers. B) positive encouragements. C) models. D) behaviors.