Someone who is an expert at getting negative attention is called which of the following?
a. A bully.
b. A person with an internal locus of control.
c. A person with a large hidden self.
d. A power victim.
D
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Regarding research on attraction, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Men, but not women, tend to emphasize physical attractiveness when assessing partners for casual sexual relationships. b. Compared to less attractive people, more attractive people are generally judged as more socially competent, intelligent, and psychologically adjusted; they are also judged as less modest and more vain. c. On average, people are more likely to marry others whose first or last names resemble their own. d. The saying "Birds of a feather flock together" is supported by research on interpersonal attraction. e. In considering the personality traits of an ideal partner, people tend to be interested in partners who match up with their own personality traits.
Researchers have conducted studies on a variety of vision-like processes that are unfamiliar to the general public. This research demonstrates that a mental image has roughly the same effect that an actual visual stimulus has,
for example, in producing the masking effect. On the basis of this research, we can conclude that a. demand characteristics probably cannot explain the results. b. the propositional-coding explanation is likely to be correct. c. visual imagery is stronger than auditory or motor imagery. d. experimenter expectancy consistently influences the research on mental imagery.
What contrast exists between Eastern and Western cultural views on optimal living?
a. Western cultures view it as being righteous, while Eastern cultures perceive it as attaining higher wisdom. b. Eastern cultures interpret it as harmonious living, while Western cultures view it as living in an altruistic manner. c. Western cultures believe that it involves improving life, while Eastern cultures believe that it involves striving for higher achievements. d. Eastern cultures view optimal living as spiritual transcendence, while Western cultures view it as a hopeful pursuit for better life on Earth.
Dr. Kendall is interested in the effects of teacher style (warm and supportive versus formal and objective) on the learning of mathematics by sixth graders. Most likely, Dr. Kendall is a(n) __________ psychologist
a. educational c. school b. personality d. experimental