What Does the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) Use to Determine

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Multiple Choice

What does the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) use to determine its results?

• A) The SRRS records specific positive and negative life events to determine an individual's current level of stress.
• B) The SRRS examines diet and family history to determine one's overall health risks.
• C) The SRRS asks users to subjectively rate their stress level.
• D) The SRRS looks exclusively at any catastrophes that a person has experienced.

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Definitions:

Irrational Decision-Making

The process of making decisions based on emotions, biases, or illogical reasoning rather than rational analysis.

External Attributions

Attributing personal behaviors and outcomes to factors outside one's control.

Internal Attributions

The process of inferring that a person's behavior is due to their personality, disposition, or beliefs rather than external factors.

Statistical Regression

A phenomenon where extreme scores or outcomes tend to move towards the average over time.