Kenny and Lenny are twin brothers who are taking the same high school English class. The teacher, Mr. Busch, assigns each a novel and instructs them to write a ten-page paper deconstructing the literary significance of their book
Kenny feels that this is a great challenge and a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate his creative and analytic abilities. Lenny feels overwhelmed by the sheer length of the assignment, and has no idea how he is going to tackle this huge paper. Kenny is experiencing ___________ while Lenny is experiencing __________.
a. distress; eustress
b. positive stress; negative stress
c. eustress; distress
d. constructive stress; destructive stress
Answer: C
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If you were to estimate a confidence interval, based on this numberâ€"11%â€"you would be most likely a. to use the confirmation bias inappropriately. b. to estimate this range by using the availability heuristic, which would be biased because of recent examples. c. to rely too heavily on an anchor, and not make large enough adjustments to that anchor. d. to use decision frames inappropriately.
Global perspective on cultural and individual differences often includes the basic distinction between Western and Eastern cultures. The Western culture is known as a __________ culture
a) collectivist b) communal c) individualistic d) tribal