A person states that almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has. This person believes that the behavior of people is strongly influenced by

a. a striving for authenticity and congruence.
b. external situations.
c. lasting biological predispositions.
d. ego defense mechanisms.


b

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a. temporary change; lasting change b. temporary change; large reward c. small reward; lasting change d. small reward; no reward

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Costa and McCrae are factor analytic personality theorists who

a) originated the Five-Factor Model of personality but have since abandoned it as discredited. b) have conducted research that supports the use of the Five-Factor Model as a clinical diagnostic tool. c) have not yet conducted research on the applicability of the Five-Factor Model in non-English-speaking cultures. d) suggested that the Five-Factor Model is not stable when used to assess maturational changes in personality across the life span.

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In a person with autism spectrum disorder, the growth rate of __________ is the same.

A. the frontal cortex and the parietal cortex B. the frontal cortex and the extrastriate cortex C. the temporal cortex and the striate cortex D. the frontal cortex and the temporal cortex

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________ involves denying that you are ill or are facing other obvious stresses.

A. Avoidance coping B. Relaxation response C. Denial coping D. Flight response

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