Mark complains of being lonely. He feels that he has been plagued by bad luck and that the right circumstances never present themselves for meeting new people. Mark is probably lonely because he
A) lacks social skills.
B) is cynical about human nature.
C) has an external locus of control.
D) lacks empathy.
C
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Which of the following statements about the impact of childlessness in adulthood is correct?
A) Without the presence of children, marital satisfaction fluctuates more across time. B) Couples who do not have children do not experience the drop in marital satisfaction that typically occurs across the first year of marriage. C) Young adult childless couples report higher marital cohesion than do couples with children. D) Childless married women are less likely to have full-time continuous careers.
Which Big Five trait is least likely to appear in other cultures and languages?
a. openness b. conscientiousness c. neuroticism d. extraversion