Author Question: Jessie is a Type B person. Jim is a Type A person. Both work out regularly at the gym and are in ... (Read 134 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Jessie is a Type B person. Jim is a Type A person. Both work out regularly at the gym and are in excellent physical condition. Both have been invited to be contestants on a new reality TV show in which contestants compete for a new car.

One of the competitions involves a boxing match. Assuming that all other factors are equal and based on what is known about Type A and Type B personalities, who is most likely to become a contestant on this program?
A) Jessie, because Type B persons are more aggressive than are Type A persons.
B) Jim, because Type A persons are more aggressive than are Type B persons.
C) Both are equally likely to become contestants.
D) It cannot be determined from the information given.
E) None of the above.

Question 2

Mike, a seventh-grader, is on the playground. Mike has started pushing another student around and has punched him twice when a teacher intervenes. Mike tries to explain his aggressiveness by saying,

I wanted his coat I was cold. This is an example of ________.
A) hostile attributional bias
B) Type B personality
C) Type A personality
D) instrumental aggression
E) hostile aggression