When two personality measures are negatively correlated, this indicates that
A) the two measures reflect unrelated underlying traits.
B) a high value on one measure is causally related to a low value on the other measure.
C) the measures are most suitable for measuring negative traits.
D) low values on one measure correspond to low values on the other.
E) high values on one measure correspond to low values on the other.
E
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A. Children get lots of attention for unpleasant behaviour B. Children are less likely to learn the behaviour that the parent is attempting to teach C. It is damaging to the parent-child relationship D. All of the above
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What will be an ideal response?
Brett is participating in a televised cooking competition show where he must cook dishes using a random assortment of ingredients provided to him by judges. If Brett is low in functional fixedness, how is he most likely to perform on this task?
A. He will be unable to think of new ways to use the ingredients in combination with one another. B. He will be able to easily think of new ways to use the ingredients in combination with one another. C. He will be less likely to think of new ways to use the ingredients if required to work with a group of other contestants. D. He will be able to easily think of new ways to use the ingredients if required to work with a group of other contestants.
All of the following are dynamic issues addressed by personality theories except
A) Individual differences B) Adaptation and Adjustment C) Cognitive Processes D) Culture