Reactance is
a. a negative reaction to efforts by others to limit our personal freedom
b. a psychosomatic rash manifested when others try to control us too much
c. feeling angry when we lose
d. an uncomfortable psychological state that we feel when our behaviors are out of line with our attitudes
A
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In one study, third- and fourth-grade children who had primarily opposite-sex friends were
a. less-well-adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. b. better adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. c. less-well-adjusted socially than children with no friends. d. about as well adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends.
You have always lived in a small Midwestern town. Your best friend moved to New York City a year ago. You were so similar when you attended high school together, but now you seem so different. How can personality be impacted by one's environment?
What will be an ideal response?
__________ is detected by the sensory nerves in your skin, muscles, and soft tissue
a. Idiopathic pain b. Neuropathic pain c. Visceral pain d. Somatic pain