Research on "fatal attractions" in college student romances has shown that
a. some of the attributes that initially attract partners may eventually drive them
apart
b. people are likely to overlook many negative qualities and focus only on the positive ones in a partner
c. most negative qualities in a partner develop after the relationship has begun
d. people are aware of a surprising number of negative qualities in their partners
even early in the relationship
Answer: A
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Freud emphasized that emotional healing is associated with the
a. projection of repressed fears b. recovery of repressed memories c. fixation of repressed sexual desires d. displacement of repressed hostilities
Which of the following situations is analogous to what is called the "consistency paradox" in the study of personality?
a. A businessman is kind and affectionate with his family, but is authoritarian and demanding with his employees. b. A woman rates herself as calm and stable, and she rarely loses her temper. c. A man's family and friends rate him as organized and responsible, but he occasionally acts carelessly and irresponsibly. d. A teacher rates herself as introverted most recently, but last year she rated herself as extraverted.