Research finds that Type A people work especially hard when given challenging tasks or when in competition with others. Studies also indicate that Type As do not pay attention to signs of physiological stress. Some psychologists interpret these findings to mean that Type As differ from Type Bs in terms of their need for
A. self-appraisal.
B. power.
C. achievement.
D. control.
Question 2Most research identifies the toxic component in the Type A behavior pattern as
A. achievement striving.
B. control motivation.
C. time urgency.
D. hostility.
Question 3Monroe is very competitive at work and when playing sports with his friends. He often takes work home with him in the evening and frequently eats lunch at his desk so he can do two things at once. He gets very frustrated and sometimes angry when he can't do something well the first time. Monroe could best be classified as a(n)
A. extravert.
B. Type A person.
C. person high in need for Achievement.
D. person high in need for Power.
Question 4Most of the early failure to uncover a significant relationship between Type A behavior and heart disease occurred because
A. Type A is a collection of several behavioral tendencies only one of which may cause health problems.
B. Type A behavior caused heart disease in the past but not anymore.
C. the first studies that predicted heart attacks were lucky.
D. self report inventories are unreliable.
Question 5Early research found that Type A behavior was related to an increased likelihood of developing coronary disease. More recent research has
A. replicated this finding consistently.
B. sometimes replicated this finding, but other times has not.
C. found no evidence of health differences between Type As and Type Bs.
D. found the risk of developing coronary disease in Type As to be even greater than originally estimated.
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