Exam 10: Virtue and Strength of Character

Baltes and his colleagues have made a strong connection in both theory and empirical studies between the SOC Model of Effective Life Management and

According to Pargament, what is the defining essence of religion that distinguishes religion from other domains of life?

As shown in national surveys over the last 50 years, what percentage of Americans said they believed in God or a higher power?

What happens to the relationship between religion and health when researchers control for known health risk factors, such as smoking and obesity?

Researchers have found that higher-quality family life, self-esteem, optimism, social support, and enhanced mental health are consistently linked to what type of religious orientation?

As Gordan Allport noted, survey researchers have found that as a group, people who attend church are __________prejudiced towards various minority groups compared to people who do not attend church.

Psychologists believe and research suggests that forgiveness may be particularly valuable for

In his discussion of "explaining religion versus explaining religion away," Pargament raises the question of whether

According to your text, virtue belongs on a list of positive human traits primarily because

Pargament defines religion as the 1.______________, and spirituality as 2.____________________.

Which of the following are the six "universal" virtues identified by the Values in Action Project?

According to Allport, people who use their religion to provide security, comfort, social status, and support have what kind of religious orientation?

In their study of gratitude, Emmons and McCullough assigned students to grateful, hassles, or events conditions. Based on the results of their study, these researchers concluded that grateful expressions

According to the Values in Action Project, what is the relationship between virtue and character strengths?

Research investigating the characteristics that define a wise person have found that wisdom is

Applied to religion, attachment theory suggests that people's relationship to God

According to Sternberg's balance theory of wisdom, wise people are particularly skilled at

The virtue of transcendence

Paragment and his colleagues have studied community members dealing with the Oklahoma City bombing, college students dealing with life stress, and people dealing with serious illnesses. Despite the diversity of the crises involved, results consistently show

In Pargament's definition and conceptualization of religion and spirituality, religion is the broader concept because it