Describe two self-defeating behaviors that some people engage in when setting goals. (2 points)
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Describe two self-defeating behaviors that some people engage in when setting goals. 2 points; 1 each for any 2 of the following:
- We set so many goals that it's impossible to reach them all; this gives us an excuse for not reaching them
- We set a goal that is so hard that it's impossible to reach it; this gives us an excuse for falling short
- We set goals so low that there is no satisfaction in attaining them
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a. CAT b. fMRI c. PET d. EEG
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A. The perceptual system creates the perception of movement from stationary images. B. The perceptual system detects stationary images more slowly than motion is perceived. C. The retina sends overlapping electrical signals to the brain when motion is perceived. D. The perceptual system slows when flashing objects are introduced.
In our culture, males are encouraged to be strong, fast, aggressive, dominant, and achieving, while females are expected to be sensitive, intuitive, passive, emotional, and "naturally" interested in child rearing. These represent
a. gender predispositions. b. sexual scripts. c. gender roles. d. gender identities.
An experiment was run in which group A was given 3 minutes to study a word list, while group B was given 10 minutes to study the same list. Later, both groups were asked to recall words from the list. In this study, the number of words recalled is the _
a. independent variable b. dependent variable c. placebo d. control group