A person who is high on the neuroticism trait will tend to be anxious, hostile, self-conscious, depressed, impulsive, and vulnerable
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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To measure how well a child can resist temptation, which procedure have psychologists often used? a. "Draw a pretty picture, but don't look at what any other children are drawing."
b. "I'm leaving the room now, but please sit quietly in your seats until I return.". c. "Answer these questions, but please don't look at the answer key on the back of the page.". d. "Here is one marshmallow, but if you wait you can have two.".
Which scenario is the best example of self-handicapping?
a. Roy is a cigarette smoker. He does not like to hear about the health risks of smoking. He therefore ignores such information, or dismisses it as invalid, and continues to smoke. b. Neither Yuki nor her friends ever study very much for school. Since Yuki does not know anyone who studies very hard, she assumes that in fact no one ever studies hard. As a consequence, she continues to have terrible study habits. c. Jacques has a big wrestling match coming up, but he fears that he will lose. The week before the match, he claims that he is "really busy with other studies," and does not practice at all. Even though he may not realize he is doing this, he is setting himself up so that he will have an "excuse" in case he loses the match. d. Sometimes, when Olivia has a long day, she yells at her children when she gets home. She usually feels very bad about this right after doing it. But then she realizes that she can "justify" her behavior ("I am the parent here," she thinks, "and I have the right to discipline my children.") In other words, she is able to rationalize, or excuse, a not-so-good behavior.
A common criticism of genetic research is that
a. chromosomal aberrations cannot be accurately identified. b. no single gene has been shown to impact behavior. c. it tells us too little about epigenesis. d. it is too reliant on conditioned learning processes.
Brandon sits in the same position for hours. When the staff try to move him, he stays in the position they have left him in for hours. He rarely speaks. Brandon is most likely exhibiting __________ schizophrenia
a. paranoid c. disorganized b. catatonic d. delusional