Hiro, who is Japanese, is struggling with demands and schedules at work. He is not very likely to ask for social support from his family and friends. Why?
a. Asking for help could demonstrate his independence from his group.
b. Asking for help could disrupt the harmony of his group.
c. Asking for help is a symbol of weakness and lack of independence.
d. Asking for help will affect his locus of control.
Question 2
Recall that a nursing home director in Connecticut cooperated with researchers Langer and Rodin (1976).
To some residents he gave a speech that included such statements as You have the responsibility of caring for yourselves, of deciding whether or not you want to make this a home.... and You should be deciding how you want your rooms to be arranged...how you want to spend your time.... To others he said that there would be movie nights and plants for them that the nurses would care for. The researchers then kept track of health problems and deaths of all the residents. What was the independent variable of this research?
a. the health of the residents
b. the control they were given
c. the nurses who took care of the plants
d. the movies that residents attended
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