Why is it difficult to measure stress by means of a questionnaire?
What will be an ideal response?
First, it is doubtful that many small stressors add to the same effect as one large stressor. Second, many questionnaire items are ambiguous. (For example, what counts or doesn't count as "change in the health of a family member"?) Third, a given event can be more stressful for one person than for another, depending on each person's age, wealth, and other circumstances. Fourth, the stress of personal rejection seems to be special in its probability of provoking health problems. Fifth, reactions to stress depend on how many good things ("uplifts") are happening in life.
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Which statement is most consistent with the Gestalt psychology point of view?
a. ?The whole is something else than the sum of its parts. b. ?The world is best understood by breaking it down into individual elements. c. ?We perceive our environment through separate but equal senses. d. ?Where one sense is lost, another is gained.
Which form of positive punishment is based on the Premack Principle?
a. exclusionary time-out b. response cost c. application of aversive activities d. application of aversive stimulation
Monkeys will happily open locks that are placed in their cages. Because no reward is given for this activity, their opening of the locks provides evidence for the existence of
a. stimulus motives. b. cyclic drives. c. biological motives. d. deprivation incentives.
A type of sexual harassment where sexual innuendos or joking makes the workplace so uncomfortable that the employee perceives it as harmful is referred to as a(n) ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).