Mario was fired from his job of 20 years, experienced the death of his mother, and rarely sees his children after his divorce. He believes that he has bad luck and that everything he does seems to end in a mess. In the context of the life-events approach, he is most likely to
a. learn new skills more easily than in the past.
b. bounce back soon.
c. become depressed.
d. develop a heightened sense of resiliency as a result of these challenges.
Ans: c. become depressed.
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a. the age of the children. c. the words on the spelling test. b. the scores on the spelling test. d. the amount of food eaten for lunch.
During what stage of Donald Super's stages of occupational development do individuals establish themselves in their careers? This stage is also when an individual's occupational "wet feet" period ends, and they become more stable and experienced in their work.
a. crystallization b. implementation c. stabilization d. consolidation
Dr. Barrington is a cross-cultural researcher in the field of perception. She tests three groups of people to determine their susceptibility to the Müller-Lyer illusion. Group 1 consists of Americans, group 2 consists of members of the African tribe of Zulus, who live in rounded structures in southern Africa, and group 3 consists of Zulus who have relocated to American cities. Generalizing from previous research, what will Barrington find?
a) None of the groups will be susceptible to the illusion. b) All three groups will be equally susceptible to the illusion. c) Only the Americans will be susceptible to the illusion. d) Both Zulu groups will be more susceptible to the illusion than the Americans. e) The Americans and the Zulus who have moved to American cities will be more susceptible to the illusion than the African Zulu group.