Craig tells his friends that he is convinced that he will make the varsity track team if he practices enough. He believes that the more effort he puts in, preparing for the tryouts, the better his chances are for being selected to be on the team. In this case, it appears that Craig has:
a. an external locus of control
b. low self-efficacy
c. sublimated his drive for success
d. an internal locus of control
D
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John Watson felt that:
a. mental events cannot be publicly observed and fall outside the domain of science b. the goal of psychology should be to uncover basic elements that made-up the mind c. mental events can be observed and examine through systematic introspection d. the goal of psychology should be to uncover how people can reach their full potential
Theories that are created from a solid base of data are called:
a. deductive theories. b. hypothetic-deductive theories. c. inductive theories. d. generalized deductive theories.
Which of the following theories states that emotions derive from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli?
A) James-Lange theory of emotion B) Somatic marker theory C) Cannon-Bard theory of emotion D) Two-factor theory of emotion
Which approach to studying intelligence uses paper-and-pencil measurements to measure psychological skills and abilities?
What will be an ideal response?