Dan McAdams thinks that personal concerns are more central to who a person really is than his or her test scores. By personal concerns, McAdams means . . .
a. Our concern for what other people are trying to hide from us
b. Our concern for the welfare of our immediate family
c. Our hopes and wishes for our future
d. None of the above
c. Our hopes and wishes for our future
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Imagine that you are a physician and your patient is a Hmong immigrant who has just arrived in the United States. The patient, through a translator, tells you that spirits come into his room while he sleeps and make it hard for him to breathe. He wakes up screaming. Considering reports from other Hmong immigrants, you should ____
a. reassure the patient that there is nothing to worry about and that symptoms will disappear on their own b. assume the patient suffers from a psychotic mental condition c. treat the person for anxiety disorder d. be concerned that the patient's psychological stress can lead to sudden death
The research tool that is used most frequently by researchers of personality is _______.
a. the experiment b. the correlation c. the questionnaire d. the interview
"Claims processors in an insurance company shows that effective practice—at both the individual and group level—is bound up in the acquisition and exercise of patterns that recur in the endless flow of claim forms (e.g., which claims look problematic and so should be put aside for later in the workday). They learn shortcuts and "work arounds" that allow them to meet their production quotas without substantively compromising quality. Moreover, they participate in a "community of practice" distributing across individuals such that no single individual needs to know everything (adapted from Joseph A. Horvath)." The aforementioned process is an example of ____________.
a) logico-mathematical knowledge b) social knowledge c) professional knowledge d) tacit knowledge
At the national cheerleading contest, all the contestants are seated in one area within the stadium
Although 1,000 students are seated in this area, your eyes discern about 100 groups due to each group of cheerleaders having different color outfits. The way you grouped these students is most likely due to the perceptual principle of a. continuity. b. nearness. c. similarity. d. contiguity.