In an experiment described in the textbook, participants watched short films that put them in happy, neutral, or sad moods. Via videotapes,
the participants were then required to judge the guilt or innocence of people who said they had stolen a movie ticket. In general,
a. happy moods resulted in greater belief that people were being dishonest.
b. sad moods resulted in better performance at identifying who was being dishonest.
c. happy moods made no difference in judgments.
d. sad moods made no difference in judgments.
Answer: b. sad moods resulted in better performance at identifying who was being dishonest.
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a. competitiveness. b. impatience. c. corticosteroids. d. hostility. e. overactivity.
For a class assignment, Param is trying to describe a person with a Type D personality. His most recent effort says, "Paige is very serious and super sensitive to criticism. She is so afraid that other people will reject her that she doesn't interact with them, and as a result she is often isolated, sad, and lonely. However, she rarely expresses her negative emotions, anger, or sadness, and so she is at risk of developing cancer." Which specific characteristics would you remove to make Param's portrayal a more accurate description of someone with a Type D personality?
A. Remove serious and sensitive to criticism—they are more characteristic of another personality type. B. Remove afraid of rejection and isolated—they are more characteristic of another personality type. C. Remove that she rarely expresses negative emotions and is at risk of developing cancer—they are more characteristic of another personality type. D. Remove sad and lonely—they are more characteristic of another personality type.