Question 1

One study looked at the effects of solitude in adolescents. These researchers found that the most well-adjusted teenagers were those who spent

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A)  almost all their times in social settings. 
B)  most of their time alone. 
C)  a moderate amount of time alone. 
D)  no time alone. 
A)  almost all their times in social settings. 
B)  most of their time alone. 
C)  a moderate amount of time alone. 
D)  no time alone. C

Question 2

There are many more lonely people than we tend to think. Some psychologists believe that people's feelings of loneliness reflect a deeper concern about existential questions of

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A)  the existence of a supreme being. 
B)  alienation. 
C)  the search for meaning in one's life. 
D)  both b and c 
A)  the existence of a supreme being. 
B)  alienation. 
C)  the search for meaning in one's life. 
D)  both b and c B

Question 3

Based on research findings, which of the following is the most likely first topic of conversation between two people who have just met for the first time?

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A)  Favorite movies 
B)  Problems with parents 
C)  Embarrassing moments in high school 
D)  Political opinions 
A)  Favorite movies 
B)  Problems with parents 
C)  Embarrassing moments in high school 
D)  Political opinions A

Question 4

Your best friend has been in a serious automobile accident. According to research on disclosure of traumatic experiences, you might suggest that your friend

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A)  attempt to shut out any thoughts and feelings associated with the accident. 
B)  talk about his or her feelings with friends or a trained therapist. 
C)  avoid talking about the accident until it seems right to do so. 
D)  write down any dreams he or she has for a month. 
A)  attempt to shut out any thoughts and feelings associated with the accident. 
B)  talk about his or her feelings with friends or a trained therapist. 
C)  avoid talking about the accident until it seems right to do so. 
D)  write down any dreams he or she has for a month.

Question 5

If you had to say you learned something about conversations in this chapter, which of the following would it be?

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A)  Noticeable signs of intimacy are lacking in conversations with strangers. 
B)  Familiar terms are not used very often among good friends. 
C)  There is little difference between the amount of self-disclosure with friends and with strangers. 
D)  There is more confusion over when to speak in conversations with good friends than in conversations with strangers. 
A)  Noticeable signs of intimacy are lacking in conversations with strangers. 
B)  Familiar terms are not used very often among good friends. 
C)  There is little difference between the amount of self-disclosure with friends and with strangers. 
D)  There is more confusion over when to speak in conversations with good friends than in conversations with strangers.

Question 6

Correlational research conducted on lonely people has revealed that these individuals

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A)  tend to have difficulty adjusting to new experiences. 
B)  tend to have difficulty making new friends. 
C)  feel comfortable only when others open up to them. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  tend to have difficulty adjusting to new experiences. 
B)  tend to have difficulty making new friends. 
C)  feel comfortable only when others open up to them. 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a contingency of self-worth for some college students?

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A)  Family support 
B)  Approval from others 
C)  Competencies 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Family support 
B)  Approval from others 
C)  Competencies 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Discuss the concept of self-disclosure, giving an example of the rule of disclosure reciprocity. Explain the role self-disclosure plays in the development of friendships and romantic relationships. Specify the health benefits of disclosing traumatic experiences and the implications of self-disclosure for psychotherapy.

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Question 9

Efforts to help people overcome their loneliness

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A)  only tend to impact people without a long-term partner. 
B)  often have sought to improve social skills. 
C)  appear to have mixed results. 
D)  only tend to assist those who resist their own loneliness. 
A)  only tend to impact people without a long-term partner. 
B)  often have sought to improve social skills. 
C)  appear to have mixed results. 
D)  only tend to assist those who resist their own loneliness.

Question 10

Studies of couples in long-term romantic relationships find

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A)  little or no relationship between self-disclosure and marital satisfaction. 
B)  self-disclosure in a marriage is a reliable predictor of marital satisfaction. 
C)  people who generally are high self-disclosers are more satisfied with their long-term relationships. 
D)  people who generally disclose very little to others are more satisfied with their long-term relationships. 
A)  little or no relationship between self-disclosure and marital satisfaction. 
B)  self-disclosure in a marriage is a reliable predictor of marital satisfaction. 
C)  people who generally are high self-disclosers are more satisfied with their long-term relationships. 
D)  people who generally disclose very little to others are more satisfied with their long-term relationships.

Question 11

If Malory is high in self-esteem, research findings suggest she is probably

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A)  anxious or depressed. 
B)  stable in her feelings of self-worth. 
C)  either low or average in feelings of self-worth. 
D)  either high or low in self-worth, because the two concepts are not correlated. 
A)  anxious or depressed. 
B)  stable in her feelings of self-worth. 
C)  either low or average in feelings of self-worth. 
D)  either high or low in self-worth, because the two concepts are not correlated.

Question 12

Which of the following is characteristic of people who frequently experience loneliness?

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A)  They enter a conversation with overly high expectations that the other person will like them immediately. 
B)  They have a naively optimistic view of other people. 
C)  They are relatively unaware of their faults and personal limitations. 
D)  They appear to show little interest in getting to know other people. 
A)  They enter a conversation with overly high expectations that the other person will like them immediately. 
B)  They have a naively optimistic view of other people. 
C)  They are relatively unaware of their faults and personal limitations. 
D)  They appear to show little interest in getting to know other people.

Question 13

In Western culture, the concept of high self-esteem is related to how one fits with society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following do researchers find about loneliness?

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A)  Most people who go to college do not experience loneliness until after they graduate. 
B)  Typically, only college students who have a consistent tendency to feel lonely experience loneliness. 
C)  Loneliness is a problem on college campuses, but primarily at large, impersonal schools. 
D)  The majority of college students experience loneliness on occasion. 
A)  Most people who go to college do not experience loneliness until after they graduate. 
B)  Typically, only college students who have a consistent tendency to feel lonely experience loneliness. 
C)  Loneliness is a problem on college campuses, but primarily at large, impersonal schools. 
D)  The majority of college students experience loneliness on occasion.

Question 15

Maslow found that self-actualized people tend to

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A)  enjoy time by themselves. 
B)  have little interest in other people. 
C)  spend almost all of their time alone. 
D)  dislike time alone. 
A)  enjoy time by themselves. 
B)  have little interest in other people. 
C)  spend almost all of their time alone. 
D)  dislike time alone.

Question 16

Rosa receives a low grade on her biology midterm exam. If we know that Rosa is low in self-esteem, we might expect her to

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A)  work harder preparing for the next test. 
B)  blame others and make excuses for her failure. 
C)  think about the things she does well. 
D)  perform poorly on the next test. 
A)  work harder preparing for the next test. 
B)  blame others and make excuses for her failure. 
C)  think about the things she does well. 
D)  perform poorly on the next test.

Question 17

Suppose you have a stressful appointment for which you have not fully prepared because you want to please the people with whom you will meet. Your self-doubt comes from your constant behavior to always put your self-worth on the line. Personality psychologists would call this personality

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A)  passive-aggressive. 
B)  under contingencies of self-worth. 
C)  depressed. 
D)  low need for Achievement. 
A)  passive-aggressive. 
B)  under contingencies of self-worth. 
C)  depressed. 
D)  low need for Achievement.

Question 18

Define preference for solitude and describe people at either end of this individual difference dimension. Give the humanistic approach's explanation for why some people desire solitude.

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Question 19

Participants in one experiment selected topics to discuss from a list provided by the experimenter. They took turns discussing topics until each participant had spoken 12 times. When researchers examined the intimacy levels of the topics selected, they found each of the following results except one. Which one?

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A)  Participants began their conversations with relatively nonintimate topics. 
B)  The intimacy of the topics increased as the experiment progressed. 
C)  Participants tended to match their partner's level of intimacy. 
D)  Participants became more anxious as the intimacy levels of the topics increased. 
A)  Participants began their conversations with relatively nonintimate topics. 
B)  The intimacy of the topics increased as the experiment progressed. 
C)  Participants tended to match their partner's level of intimacy. 
D)  Participants became more anxious as the intimacy levels of the topics increased.

Question 20

People engage in self-disclosure when they reveal general information about themselves to another person.

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A) True 
 B)False

One study looked at the effects of solitude in adolescents. These researchers found that the most well-adjusted teenagers were those who spent

There are many more lonely people than we tend to think. Some psychologists believe that people's feelings of loneliness reflect a deeper concern about existential questions of

Based on research findings, which of the following is the most likely first topic of conversation between two people who have just met for the first time?

Your best friend has been in a serious automobile accident. According to research on disclosure of traumatic experiences, you might suggest that your friend

If you had to say you learned something about conversations in this chapter, which of the following would it be?

Correlational research conducted on lonely people has revealed that these individuals

Which of the following is a contingency of self-worth for some college students?

Efforts to help people overcome their loneliness

Studies of couples in long-term romantic relationships find

If Malory is high in self-esteem, research findings suggest she is probably

Which of the following is characteristic of people who frequently experience loneliness?

In Western culture, the concept of high self-esteem is related to how one fits with society.

Which of the following do researchers find about loneliness?

Maslow found that self-actualized people tend to

Rosa receives a low grade on her biology midterm exam. If we know that Rosa is low in self-esteem, we might expect her to

Suppose you have a stressful appointment for which you have not fully prepared because you want to please the people with whom you will meet. Your self-doubt comes from your constant behavior to always put your self-worth on the line. Personality psychologists would call this personality

Define preference for solitude and describe people at either end of this individual difference dimension. Give the humanistic approach's explanation for why some people desire solitude.

People engage in self-disclosure when they reveal general information about themselves to another person.

What Is Personality

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

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The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

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Exam 12: The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

One study looked at the effects of solitude in adolescents. These researchers found that the most well-adjusted teenagers were those who spent

There are many more lonely people than we tend to think. Some psychologists believe that people's feelings of loneliness reflect a deeper concern about existential questions of

Based on research findings, which of the following is the most likely first topic of conversation between two people who have just met for the first time?

Your best friend has been in a serious automobile accident. According to research on disclosure of traumatic experiences, you might suggest that your friend

If you had to say you learned something about conversations in this chapter, which of the following would it be?

Correlational research conducted on lonely people has revealed that these individuals

Which of the following is a contingency of self-worth for some college students?

Efforts to help people overcome their loneliness

Studies of couples in long-term romantic relationships find

If Malory is high in self-esteem, research findings suggest she is probably

Which of the following is characteristic of people who frequently experience loneliness?

In Western culture, the concept of high self-esteem is related to how one fits with society.

Which of the following do researchers find about loneliness?

Maslow found that self-actualized people tend to

Rosa receives a low grade on her biology midterm exam. If we know that Rosa is low in self-esteem, we might expect her to

Suppose you have a stressful appointment for which you have not fully prepared because you want to please the people with whom you will meet. Your self-doubt comes from your constant behavior to always put your self-worth on the line. Personality psychologists would call this personality

Define preference for solitude and describe people at either end of this individual difference dimension. Give the humanistic approach's explanation for why some people desire solitude.

People engage in self-disclosure when they reveal general information about themselves to another person.

What Is Personality

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioralsocial Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research

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