Based on the textbook's discussion of positive psychology, scores on a measure of optimism should be ___ correlated with scores on measures of mental health.

A bank loan officer thinks people who speak with an accent are lazy; consequently, he refuses to grant them loans. The loan officer's belief is an example of __________. His refusal to grant them loans is an example of __________

a) discrimination; prejudice. b) stereotyping; attribution. c) attribution; stereotyping. d) prejudice; discrimination.

Researchers conduct an experiment in which group A is exposed to a particular treatment and group B is given no treatment. If group A is designated as the treatment group, then group B is the

a) independent variable. b) dependent variable. c) control group. d) treatment group.