You promised a friend to pick him up after work. As you arrive at home,

your friend calls you and says that he has been waiting for over an hour for you to pick him up. You realize that you have not lived up to your promise and feel shame. Richard Lazarus would say that your feeling of shame occurred because of your
a. unconscious attribution.
b. emotional appraisal.
c. cognitive distinction.
d. facial feedback.

ANSWER: b

Psychology

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Ethnic differences in mean IQ between 21 different European countries found the difference in average IQ __________

a. to be insignificant between countries b. between the Dutch and the French to be almost the same as between Blacks and Whites in the United States c. between the Dutch and the French to be statistically nonsignificant d. to be highest between the Germans and the Greeks

Psychology

The self-concept is MOST related to the facet of self that William James termed the:

A) I. B) me. C) ego. D) superego.

Psychology