Which of the following statements is most true?
A. There is no association between optimism, pessimism, and physical health.
B. Optimists may enjoy better physical health than pessimists because they maintain social contacts even during bouts of illness and disease.
C. Optimists may enjoy better physical health than pessimists because they have a gene that makes them have stronger immune systems.
D. Pessimists may enjoy better physical health than optimists because they tend to shy away from contact with others and are less likely to be exposed to illnesses.
E. Pessimists may enjoy better physical health than optimists because they have a gene that makes them have stronger immune systems.
B. Optimists may enjoy better physical health than pessimists because they maintain social contacts even during bouts of illness and disease.
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Which of the following suggests that some behavior is somewhat heritable? a. Adopted children resemble their biological parents
b. Children resemble their mothers more than their fathers. c. Dizygotic twins resemble each other more than monozygotic twins do. d. Firstborn children differ on average from second-born children.
When we start to believe our own lies after engaging in counterattitudinal behavior, it could be because of:
A. changing our mind B. self-schemas C. self-perception D. the cognitive miser model
A basic problem with the trichromatic theory is that
a. color cannot be analyzed into "either-or" messages. b. only two types of light-sensitive visual pigments have been found in the retina. c. four colors seem to be primary, that is, you cannot get them by mixing other colors. d. it only explains events recorded in the optic pathways after information leaves the eyes.
Skinner emphasized which aspect of control?
a. reduction of variability b. providing a standard of comparison c. using groups of subjects d. using statistical control