When David Is Asked to Describe His Best Friend, Josh

question 12

Multiple Choice

When David is asked to describe his best friend, Josh, he responds: "Josh is very friendly, pretty intelligent, and a really nice guy. He seems laid back, but he actually works hard at keeping up with his college classes. He's a lot of fun because he's always ready to try something new." David's description of his friend's personality would be most consistent with which of the following approaches to personality?

• A) psychoanalytic
• B) social cognitive
• C) humanistic
• D) trait

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Definitions:

Hydrogen Bonding

A weak chemical bond between an electronegative atom, like oxygen or nitrogen, and a hydrogen atom bound to another electronegative atom.

Dispersion Forces

Weak intermolecular forces of attraction, also known as London dispersion forces, arising from temporary shifts in electron density in nonpolar molecules.

General Formula

A representation of the composition of any member of a family of compounds, illustrating a common structural feature among them.

Cyclic Alkanes

Alkanes that contain a ring of carbon atoms in their molecular structure, differing from straight-chain alkanes.