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HSC 526 Exam 2 At what level of anxiety do most people perform best? - ✔✔medium sensation-seeking needs - ✔✔Bill likes to bet on horse racing, eat exotic foods, and drive fast. His wife Kim... does not drink or smoke, but rather she likes to stay home and read. This couple's marital incompatibility most likely involves a discrepancy between their Aging necessarily involves a decline in happiness. - ✔✔False An "I" message includes - ✔✔a nonjudgmental description of another's behavior According to the text, most motives - ✔✔change over time The fundamental attribution error causes us to misjudge people because - ✔✔of situational and environmental influences False - ✔✔Research has found a zero correlation between liking and similarity. Which is NOT one of the three most frequently cited reasons for friendships breaking up? - ✔✔physical separation Propinquity refers to - ✔✔physical closeness We often decide we like others if they - ✔✔have a greater proportion of shared attitudes with us Research shows that task-oriented leaders are most effective in - ✔✔high or low control situations Collectives - ✔✔often form and disband for no readily apparent reasons One of the reasons cited in the text for joining groups is that groups provide - ✔✔social comparison with others Which of the following does NOT have an interdependent culture? - ✔✔United States When you over-attribute other people's behaviors to personality traits rather than situations, you have fallen prey to - ✔✔the fundamental attribution error Which of the following is an example of unconditional leisure? - ✔✔bicycling for pleasure Which of the following is a maintenance activity? - ✔✔dusting the house Psychological inventories such as the Strong Interest Inventory are best used to predict - ✔✔how compatible a career might be for you According to the text, which is NOT a recommended strategy for dealing with sexual harassment? - ✔✔Avoid talking to coworkers about what has happened The most common reason Americans take a vacation is for - ✔✔relaxation False - ✔✔Only women fall victim to rape. Love based on a loving, practical, but not necessarily sexual relationship is known as ______ love. - ✔✔companionate According to the text, the most important part of sexual communication is - ✔✔the attitude you and your partner have toward each other What is true about sex differences? - ✔✔Men are more sexually aggressive than women. Which two STDs can produce painful sores that are symptoms of infection? - ✔✔genital herpes and syphilis Studies show that parental discord before and after a divorce - ✔✔influences children's adjustment more powerfully than the divorce itself In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, intimacy is the cognitive aspect. - ✔✔False Studies of divorce indicate that - ✔✔most divorces are initiated by women The longer a couple live together or are married, the - ✔✔less frequently they have sexual intercourse The success rate for emotion focused therapy is - ✔✔70 to 75 percent What is psychological catharsis? - ✔✔venting anger or hostility Jealousy is a complex emotion that includes anger over betrayal as well as - ✔✔fear of loss In relation to lying, microexpressions refer to - ✔✔fleeting facial expressions What percentage of children report being the victim of bullying? - ✔✔25 to 50 We are more likely to maintain long-term attraction with someone - ✔✔with similar traits Shyness is purely biological. - ✔✔False Self-disclosure is typically - ✔✔reciprocal When groups make riskier or more conservative decisions than individuals, this is known as - ✔✔the group polarization effect When flattery is used in the hopes that the flattered individual will give in to a certain request, this is a form of - ✔✔ingratiation Groups are likely to shift to either a more conservative or more risky decision than individuals alone make. - ✔✔True Social loafing results when an individual - ✔✔contributes less in a group than if operating as an individual When asked about how to get a promotion, the majority of workers say "know the right people." - ✔✔False The text states that when choosing a career goal, it's best to begin by - ✔✔taking stock of yourself The majority of people report their favorite activity in the evening is - ✔✔watching television The segment of the workforce that works the longest hours is - ✔✔administrators People who believe they were born into the body of the wrong sex are - ✔✔transsexual Insults used to denigrate a partner's sexuality are called - ✔✔contempt Which STD if left untreated can cause brain damage, blindness, or paralysis? - ✔✔syphilis What is the most significant life stressor for homosexuals? - ✔✔discovering their homosexual orientation EFT is a technique used to - ✔✔change thought and emotional patterns Research about attachment style shows that - ✔✔parents influence the style of romantic attachments their children form Which is true of personal ads? - ✔✔The number of ads on the Internet has tripled since 2000. One in ________ U.S. women is estimated to experience domestic violence in her lifetime. - ✔✔4 Venting anger through hitting a pillow results in more anger and aggression. - ✔✔True Intrinsic motivation involves active engagement out of personal interest, while external motivation involves - ✔✔engagement as a means to an end The need for sensation-seeking is partly biological. - ✔✔True Microexpressions are fleeting facial expressions lasting less than a second. - ✔✔True Women smile more often than men. - ✔✔True Which set of terms best fit together? - ✔✔emotional intelligence, charismatic leader, [Show More]

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