One Reason That Research on Type a Personality Was So

question 32

Multiple Choice

One reason that research on Type A Personality was so popular for so long may be because research on it was funded by ________.

• A) the government
• B) the alcohol industry
• C) the pharmaceutical industry
• D) the tobacco industry

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Definitions:

Cloth "Mother"

A reference to Harry Harlow's experiments with rhesus monkeys, where he demonstrated the importance of caregiving and companionship in social and cognitive development.

Wire "Mother"

A term referring to an experiment by Harry Harlow, showing infant monkeys preferred a cloth surrogate mother over a wire one that provided food, highlighting the importance of comfort and security.

Harry Harlow

An American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which highlighted the importance of caregiving and companionship.

Isolated Newborn Monkeys

Isolated newborn monkeys refers to subjects in scientific studies examining the effects of isolation from peers and mothers on the social and psychological development of primates.