Based on the Social Psychological Definition of Loneliness, Who Is

question 82

Multiple Choice

Based on the social psychological definition of loneliness, who is probably most lonely?

• A) Mildred, who has only one friend
• B) Beverly, who has relatively few (but close) friends and spends about half of her evenings at home alone.
• C) Makeda, who has many friends, but does not have a particularly deep connection with any of them
• D) Anita, who has many friends, but is so busy that she sees them less than once a week

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Definitions:

Episodic Memory

A durable memory category aimed at the recollection of individual instances, settings, and autobiographical experiences.

Declarative Memory

A component of long-term memory that stores facts and information, accessible to conscious thought.

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Multiple Causes

A principle acknowledging that outcomes often have more than one cause, highlighting the complexity of determining singular explanations for events or phenomena.