Author Question: In interviews with hospital patients, Holmes and Rah (1967) found that illness was often preceded by ... (Read 73 times)

awywial · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In interviews with hospital patients, Holmes and Rah (1967) found that illness was often preceded by either a positive or negative major life event. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that

a. stress is caused by change.
b. childhood trauma can exacerbate stress, especially among those who are ill.
c. negative events are experienced as more stressful than positive events.
d. life itself, rather than stress, produces physical illness.

Question 2

The minority slowness effect refers to the finding that

a. members of minority groups are often slow to change their minds during group discussion.
b. it takes longer for minority group members to change the minds of majority group members than vice versa.
c. people with minority opinions are slower to respond to questions about the topic than people with majorityopinions.
d. minority groups take longer to form, as people are less likely to join a group whose opinion is not widelyaccepted.