According to William James, which component of self is reflected through our interactions with others?

In his observations of married couples, marriage researcher John Gottman found that a significant predictor of divorce was __________.

People with low self-esteem are likely to be more __________.

Scholars suggests that all human beings share common experiences and values, regardless of intercultural differences. According to linguist and scholar Steven Pinker, what is a virtue that seems to be present to some degree across the globe?

A recency effect occurs when we pay attention to the __________ pieces of information we receive about a person or situation.

What process is involved when we focus our attention on specific elements of our environment and ignore others?

Research has found that listening style is impacted by gender. For example, those with a masculine listening style tend to have the goal of __________ through listening.

Tomas isn’t having much success in meeting women. He asks his friend, Tanya, to help identify what he is doing that might be turning off the women he meets. Since Tanya has known him since they were in kindergarten, she tactfully but honestly tells him what she thinks. Tomas’ reliance on his relationship with Tanya reflects which strategy for improving one’s self-esteem?

Mary goes to the gym to exercise after work because she says her husband, John, comes home late every night. John stays at work late because he says Mary works out every night anyway. Which principle of organizing and imposing structure is involved?

Monica is being punished by her teacher because the teacher didn’t care for the way Monica said, “Yes, Ma’am.” Her nasal rendition of “yes” and the long drawn out “Ma’am” suggested a lack of respect that the teacher considered unacceptable. The teacher’s dissatisfaction with Monica’s statement demonstrates which characteristic of interpersonal relationships?