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Pennebaker and Beale (1986) asked some participants to keep journals in which they described a traumatic event and asked other participants to keep journals about trivial events.Although writing about traumatic events initially contributed to negative mood and high blood pressure,over the following six months those who "opened up" experienced fewer illnesses.How does Pennebaker explain these and similar results with first-year college students and Holocaust survivors?

Differentiate between various methods (twin studies, adoption studies) used to parse genetic and environmental influences on personality.

Understand the implications of environmental and genetic contributions to traits such as extraversion-introversion.

Recognize the complications and criticisms in interpreting twin and adoption study data in personality research.

Understand the types of causes of action under common law that can be sued for environmental damage.

Definitions:

Financial Statements

Formal records of the financial activities and condition of a business, organization, or other entity, typically including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Intangible Asset

An asset that lacks physical substance but is still identifiable and provides economic value to the business, such as patents or trademarks.

Amortization

The process of spreading the cost of intangible assets over their useful life, or gradually paying off debt through a series of fixed payments.

Research Costs

Expenses associated with activities undertaken to discover new knowledge, develop new products or processes, without assurance of commercial success.