According to Zuckerman, those who have a desire for intense experience and have the willingness to take risks for the sake of such experience are people who are:
a. self-absorbed.
c. sensitive.
b. safe players.
d. sensation seeking.
Question 2Zuckerman conducted research on a limited-domain aspect of personality called:
a. learned helplessness.
c. self-efficacy.
b. sensation seeking.
d. superstitious behavior.
Question 3The concepts of Bandura's _____ and of Rotter's _____ have a strong relationship according to the large-scale research program using both college students and sales representatives as subjects.
a. self-esteem; self-concept
c. self-control; parental control
b. logical forms; reinforcement
d. self-efficacy; locus of control
Question 4According to Freed & Tompson, 2011, children whose mothers were depressed and had little education or income were likely to:
a. have an extraverted personality.
c. develop an internal locus of control.
b. have a high level of self-efficacy.
d. develop an external locus of control.
Question 5Which of the following is true according to research on the effect of the locus of control on mental and physical health?
a. Internally oriented people have higher blood pressure and greater probability of heart attack than externally oriented people.
c. People with greater internal locus of control do not find therapy particularly beneficial when they suffer from addiction.
b. People who are low in external control are more likely to attempt suicide due to anxiety and depression.
d. In cases of cardiac problems, internally oriented people tend to get back to work sooner than those with external locus of control.
Question 6According to Schneewind, 1995, those children in large single-parent families headed by women tended to have a(n)_____ locus of control.
a. internal
c. reinforced
b. external
d. rational
Question 7Evidence from the study of Ahlin & Lobo Antunes, 2016, suggests that locus of control is directly related to:
a. successive approximation.
c. parental behavior.
b. peer pressure.
d. genetic traits.
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