By allowing them to master difficult challenges, such as mountaineering, white-water canoeing, and wilderness survival, the Outward Bound schools help to "immunize" people against
a. idealism and maladaptive perfectionism.
b. learned helplessness and depression.
c. arrogance, individualism, and a lack of team spirit.
d. the use of reaction formation, projection, and rationalization.
Answer: b. learned helplessness and depression.
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Regarding human behavior, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Humans are engaged in a perennial struggle for survival against one another. b. We cooperate with the people around us at least as much as we are in conflict with them. c. We affiliate to help us think about ourselves by comparing ourselves with others. d. Humans seek the company of others to alleviate their fear or anxiety.
People who believe they are mostly in control of their own fate tend to have an internal locus of control.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Most American high-school seniors eat the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
An evaluation and interpretation of the results is to the _____ section as describing how the study was conducted is to the _____ section
a. Method; Results b. Discussion; Method c. Discussion; Abstract d. Abstract; Method