Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most people around the world generally report being in a good mood.
B. Slower thinking is associated with more positive moods.
C. Emotions are more diffuse, more global, and more pervasive than moods.
D. The goal of positive psychology is to create an abundance of positive moods over the course of the life span and to eliminate negative moods.
Ans: A
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a. True b. False
Persons who enjoy challenges and relish a chance to test their abilities, although they tend to excel without seeking riches, are said to have a high need for
a. achievement. b. affiliation. c. power. d. all of these.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. An evolutionary psychologist would argue that traits such as jealousy exist because they are reinforced at an early age. 2. Critics of evolutionary psychology argue that evolutionary hypotheses are extremely difficult to test. 3. An advantage of the evolutionary over the behavioural approach to psychology is that evolutionary hypotheses can more easily be tested. 4. Social psychologists believe that the presence of others can influence performance on complicated, but not simple, tasks. 5. Psychological historians trace the beginnings of social psychology to the functionalist research of William James.
Most cross-cultural researchers believe that a specific culture's values are often related to the natural resources available in a certain geographic region. For example:
a. when there are few natural resources, people may work more competitively. b. when there are many natural resources, people become less interdependent. c. when there are many natural resources, people become less independent. d. when there are few natural resources, people become more interdependent.