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quiz 7
psychology of personality
Question | Answer |
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________ refers to awareness and thinking and to specific mental acts such as perceiving, interpreting, remembering, believing, and anticipating | cognition |
______________ is the process of making sense of, or explaining, events in the world | interpretation |
people who are field-___________ have an easier time finding objects despite distractions | independent |
people who are field-___________ are more drawn to subjects such as natural sciences, math, and engineering | independent |
people who are field-_________ are more drawn to subjects such as social sciences and education | dependent |
people who are field-__________ are more interpersonally detached | independent |
people who are field-________ are attentive to social cues and are oriented toward other people | dependent |
people with an _________ nervous system often have a low pain tolerance | augmented |
people with a _______ nervous system often have a high pain tolerance, seek stronger stimulation, drink more coffee, smoke more, and have a lower threshold for boredom | reduced |
what theory states that people have a few key constructs that they habitually apply in interpreting their world | kelly's personal construct theory |
someone who has learned helplessness might act ______ and _________ when subjected to an unpleasant situation | passive; accepting |
people with a __________ explanatory style emphasizes internal, stable, and global causes for negative events | pessimistic |
what trait is associated with seeing personal projects as stressful and difficult? | neuroticism |
the ____-________ theory refers to one's capability to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated types of performances | self-efficacy |
What makes a child more likely to become confident about meeting challenges? | a child who is praised for their effort |
the ___________ view of intelligence refers to how much knowledge a person has acquired relative to others in his or her age cohort | achievement |
awareness of our own feelings and bodily signals and being able to identify one’s own emotions and make distinctions is one component of _________ intelligence | emotional |
the ability to regulate emotions, especially negative emotions, and to manage stress is one component of _________ intelligence | emotional |
the ability to control one’s impulses, such as directing one's attention and effort, delaying gratification, and staying on task toward goals is one component of _________ intelligence | emotional |
the ability to decode social and emotional cues of others and to empathize is one component of _________ intelligence | emotional |
the ability to influence and guide others without incurring anger and resentment is one component of _________ intelligence | emotional |
are there differences in views on intelligence between cultures? | yes |
what type of intelligence predicts life outcomes besides school/work success? | emotional intelligence |