Barb is angry with her mother for not letting her go on a date with John. She calls John and complains about how controlling her mother is. Instead of sympathizing, John starts to think that perhaps Barb is controlling. This example best illustrates:

Kathy has a strong attitude regarding gun control. Her arguments regarding it center on how citizens should have as much knowledge about the issue as possible in order to maximize safety and minimize injury. Which of the following functions does Kathy’s attitude most likely serve?

A nurse is caring for a client who is actively dying. The client’s caregiver asks the nurse about the client’s “noisy” respirations. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply) 

In a meeting, Linda yelled at her secretary, Adam. Adam then discovered that Linda’s mother died right before the meeting. He thinks carefully about it, and attributes her rude behavior to her mother’s death (and doesn’t attribute it to Linda being a mean person). What effect does this example best demonstrate?

Eliza is worried about the economy and is having trouble paying her bills. She is anxious because she does not think that she has any control over the economy. Based on Smith and Lazarus’s Model, which type of appraisal does this best represent?

Alan sees a woman being mugged, and seeing her suffer is very distressing for him. In order to ease his own distress at seeing the woman being mugged, he decides to step in and help rescue the woman from the attacker. This example best represents:

_________________ is when an individual has the ultimate goal of increasing the welfare of this group.

Maggie is good at calculus, but weak at Spanish. Jim is great at Spanish, but weak at calculus. When their first calculus exam arrives, Maggie helps Jim study, hoping that he will later help her with the upcoming Spanish exam. This is an example of:

During middle childhood, boys are _________ physically aggressive than/as girls, and boys are _________ verbally aggressive than/as girls.

The New England colonies were different than the colony of Virginia. How so?