James has always wanted to be rich, and the other day he won the lottery and is now a millionaire. How will this affect James?
a. He will be happier now that his lifetime goal has been reached.
b. He will not be any happier than before winning the lottery.
c. He will be less happy than before winning the lottery.
d. He will at first be much happier and then ultimately much more sad than before winning the lottery.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
In his senior yearbook, Robert described his post-high school plans as "writing a book, traveling around the world, and curing AIDS." Piaget would likely call this _________
a) naive idealism. b) animistic thinking. c) adolescent egocentrism. d) the personal fable.
Whereas Piaget saw cognitive development as a result of individual discovery and a child's interaction with objects, Vygotsky attributed cognitive development to __________
a) biological changes in the brain. b) unconscious factors. c) completing activities in isolation. d) interaction between a child and skilled people.