Yara is independent, and Zoey tends to be conforming. According to the Big Five Factor Model, when presented as a continuum, these characteristics represent:

no specific abnormality

Researchers in Scotland examining the consequences of premature birth found that

John is teaching his son Matthew to read. He points out new words in books they read together, helps Matthew sound out letters and words, and teaches him rhymes. Vygostky would call the strategies John uses _________.

A person injected with ghrelin might be expected to:

none, without

Research suggests that, all else being equal, _____ tend to be more powerful than are _____.

When her roommate asked Connie why she wasn’t studying for a big test scheduled for the next day, Connie replied, “It doesn’t make any difference whether I study. I just know I’ll get a low grade because I have such bad luck.” It is likely that Connie has a(n):

Albert Bandura proposed a self-system to describe how personality is shaped by beliefs, behavior, and the environment. According to Bandura, how are these factors related?

Mother Theresa devoted her entire career to serving the urban poor in Calcutta, India. Her humanitarian service consumed nearly all of her time for her last 50 years. In Gordon Allport’s personality theory, she had the _____ trait of selfless generosity.