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Exam 14: Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

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A person who has a job as a police officer or race-car driver, according to Zuckerman, is

A) experimenting with life.
B) ego-dystonic.
C) sensation seeking.
D) a catatonic schizophrenic.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Describe a real-life example (friend, family member, celebrity) of an adult who can be characterized as having an internal locus of control. Name at least five areas in which they display an internal locus of control.

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People higher in internal locus of control experience less

A family member has recently moved to a nursing home and you are investigating the conditions and nursing personnel in this home. According to the theory of Seligman's learned helplessness, identify five things the personnel in this nursing home can do to help the family member exhibit enhanced social and emotional adjustment.

Anti-social risk takers or adventurous risk takers score significantly higher than those identified as prosocial risk takers (police officers and firefighters).

Which phrase is consistent with Seligman's theory of learned helplessness?

Zuckerman describes sensation seeking as the need for varied, novel, and complex sensations and experiences.

According to Zuckerman, sensation seeking begins to ________ during the middle school years and then ______ in one's 20s.

Seligman found that a feeling of having ____ control is related to learned helplessness.

According to Seligman, people who are optimistic tend to be healthier that those who are pessimistic.

Zuckerman used the method of the case study to identify four components of sensation seeking.

A condition resulting from the perception that we have no control over our environment is called

Learned helplessness during infancy and early childhood can predispose us to a(n)

Women who have been physically abused tend to show an ____ locus of control.

People with an optimistic explanatory style tend to ___________ than people with a pessimistic explanatory style.

Define and explain the intent behind the development of Seligman's learned helplessness. In your own opinion, why would this theory be important for the implications for a person's future?

If Jim says he has the "luck of the Irish", his locus of control is probably

Those with an external locus of control think that other people, fate, or luck controls the rewards they receive.

Research in Germany found the most important choices among life goals that related directly to happiness included the characteristics of one's partner, a healthy lifestyle,

According to Zuckerman, those who have a desire for intense experiences and have the willingness to take risks are probably