Jeremy lost his job very unexpectedly last year, and for a short while he was not as confident as usual. This change in his level of confidence was representative of a(n)
a. trait
b. state.
c. abnormal behavior.
d. ability.
b
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What do the following have in common: achievement, autonomy, affiliation, and dominance?
a. They are all drives. b. They are all biological motives. c. They are all social motives. d. They are all social-based biological motives.
Stereotaxic procedures:
a. cause a great deal of brain damage b. are used for brain tissue transplants c. have been shown to be ineffective in treating Parkinson's disease d. have only been performed on animals
Who is displaying high achievement motivation?
A. Joe, who doesn't care about his grade in psychology but does care about his grade in engineering B. Cora, who wants only immediate positive feedback from a friendly critic C. Nitaya, who keeps working on a problem that she didn't understand at first D. Bryan, who chooses to play a piano piece way beyond his skill level
In 1973, psychologist David Rosenhan conducted a study designed to determine whether psychiatric professionals could accurately determine who is and who is not mentally ill. He instructed his confederates to claim that they were hearing voices saying
certain words, in an attempt to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Which of the following was one of the words that his confederates claimed that they heard? a. hollow b. president c. brrzapp d. bang