The Textbook Lists All of the Following as Problems with the Concept

question 51

Multiple Choice

The textbook lists all of the following as problems with the concept of hardiness

• A) It could be that the three components of hardiness - control, commitment, and challenge - could be separate components rather than aspects of a single personality type.
• B) It could be that hardiness is not a unique concept, but that it overlaps with other concepts such as dispositional optimism.
• C) Hardiness could be a simple self-fulfilling prophecy. If an individual believes she or he will get sick less, then that may come to pass.
• D) It looks like hardiness is related to lower levels of illness and distress, but we don't know why. It could be due to a bias in how people fill out self-report questionnaires.

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Definitions:

Bundle Sheath

Group of tightly packed cells that form a sheath around the veins of a leaf.

Whorled

Describes a pattern of growth where leaves, petals, or other plant parts radiate from a single point, forming a circle around a stem or axis.

Leaf Arrangement

The pattern or configuration in which leaves are distributed along the stem of a plant.

Node

The area on a stem where each leaf is attached. Compare with internode.