When people experience learned helplessness, they think that their low ability for some skill or activity is
a. fixed and unchangeable.
b. changeable through effort.
c. higher for girls than for boys.
d. attributable to the low quality of instruction they have received.
ANSWER: a
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Between 1925 and 1960, American psychology was dominated by
a. behaviorism b. cognitive psychology c. applied research d. introspection
All interventions should contain
a. consequence manipulations b. antecedent manipulations. c. negative reinforcement d. positive reinforcement. e. a and b f. c and d
Kate's refrigerator broke and she had to buy a new one with a credit card because she did not enough money in her savings to pay for this unexpected but necessary expense. What should Kate do to make sure this doesn't hurt her finances and further?
A. Make cuts to her spending and use that extra money each month toward paying off the credit card bill. B. Just pay the minimum amount due on the credit card each month until she has saved up enough to pay off the balance. C. Just pay the minimum fee on the credit card each month so she doesn't have to cut expenses anywhere else. D. Open up another credit card in order to pay for her bills and other expenses each month while she saves to pay off the card with the refrigerator bill.
Lisa, Paul, and Jay were given an assignment at the end of their first unit in Spanish I. They were asked to prepare and act out a skit where they had to assume the roles of students visiting Argentina during Spring Break. They were to enter into a restaurant, order a meal, and pay for the meal, all in Spanish. The students knew they were being evaluated on how they performed these tasks, so they made an effort to do a good job. This sort of task is an example of:
A. active assessment. B. authentic assessment. C. multimodal assessment. D. standard assessment.