How do psychologists define personality?
A. enduring characteristics shown by the majority of human beings
B. a person's patterns of responsiveness that vary across similar situations
C. a person's usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts
D. the unfolding of genetic tendencies toward action
Answer: C
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Language, marriage customs and sex roles are a part of an ongoing pattern of life that is passed from parent to child and is referred to as
a. conformity. b. group standardization. c. group cohesion. d. culture.
Mrs. Woodham wants her students to embrace the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. She believes the message is a powerful one. What might you encourage her to do?
A) Have each student read the book and write a response. B) Get the book on CD and play it for her students. C) Read the book to the students every day. D) Read the book to the students and then have them read it themselves.
What is one criticism of the conclusions offered by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in The Bell Curve?
a. They confused polygenic and monogenic inheritance. b. Few people have taken intelligence tests, so their conclusions have limited generalizability. c. They failed to distinguish between correlation and causation. d. Their data were obtained improperly.
Given empirical support for the bystander effect (Latané & Darley, 1970), all things being equal, you would be more likely to get needed assistance were you to have a heart attack
a. at a large convention of ministers. b. when having a conversation with one other person. c. in a busy restaurant. d. at a crowded shopping mall.