Lynn and Ted bought a new house with an unfinished basement. To determine how they want to finish it, they lay down tape on the floor showing where walls will go and rooms will be. This process of problem solving is known as
working backward form the goal
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What is one of the problems with tests that measure personality traits?
a. They are usually too short. b. Scores for personality traits may not be good predictors of how individuals behave in particular situations. c. Two measures of the same trait usually do not correlate well with one another. d. They are seldom psychometrically sound.
Who is likely to make the best adjustment to parental divorce?
a. Stuart, a boy who lives with his mother b. Angela, a girl who lives with her father c. Gabe, a boy who lives with his father d. Stuart, Angela, and Gabe are equally likely to adjust well to their parents' divorce
Too late, your neighbor discovered that he couldn't flush his toilet. He has asked you to come help him unstop his plugged toilet. It's not a task that you look forward to, but you come over to help. Based on the psychology of insufficient justification,
you'd be most likely to change your attitudes about fixing broken plumbing if you helped a. Tom, because he helped you change a tire last week. b. Ben, because he sometimes steals your morning paper. c. Adam, because he's a friend who happens to be your neighbor. d. Juan, because he's your neighbor and your boss.
How are researchers able to objectively compare their findings in personality?
A. a common language B. a secret language C. a mathematical formula D. a decoder that every personality psychologist has