In interviews with hospital patients, Holmes and Rah (1967) found that illness was often preceded by either a positive or negative major life event. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that
a. stress is caused by change.
b. childhood trauma can exacerbate stress, especially among those who are ill.
c. negative events are experienced as more stressful than positive events.
d. life itself, rather than stress, produces physical illness.
a
Psychology
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a. propose a number of functional solutions. b. determine the general properties of a correct solution. c. enumerate all the implicit actions for solving the problem. d. approach solutions using a trial-and-error method.
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Naming the seven dwarfs with no hints or clues involves measuring memory by
a. serial position. b. relearning. c. recall. d. recognition.
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