Which of the following examples best illustrates how functional distance plays a role in the propinquity effect?
a. Bart doesn't like his next-door neighbor, primarily because of his habit of playing loud music that makes it difficult to get to sleep at night.
b. Marge, whose cubicle is right next to both the kitchen and the elevator, is one of the most popular people in the entire office.
c. Homer prefers to take the stairs rather than the elevator because it decreases his likelihood of running into people he finds annoying.
d. Lisa made more friends in her sophomore-year dorm than in her freshman-year dorm.
Answer: B
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a) first give her a reward; a happy child will want to please. b) catch her in the act of putting something away, and then reward her. c) straighten up the room for her; she will learn by example. d) threaten to take away her TV privileges if she does not clean up.
Which of the following concepts allows a "nature to take its course" approach, allowing someone to succumb to the disease process or a related life-ending complication?
a) Active euthanasia b) Passive euthanasia c) Physician-assisted suicide d) Patient generated suicide