Children whose parents believe that they are not very capable and must work harder than others to succeed are likely to
A) have a learned-helpless attributional style.
B) have an incremental view of ability.
C) develop a mastery-oriented attributional style by early adolescence.
D) work harder to win their parents' approval.
A) have a learned-helpless attributional style.
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a. the speed with which a person processes written material. b. the ability to see a figure that is hidden in a complex design. c. the ability to figure out another person's emotions from his or her nonverbal behavior. d. the ability to figure out alternative meanings of a spoken passage.
Women are more likely than men to help:
a) strangers b) in everyday situations c) in emergencies d) all of the above
A conflict that involves two negative goals is called
a. negative-negative. c. withdrawal-withdrawal. b. avoidance-avoidance. d. all of these.
In the majority of rape cases, the victims ____
a. drank alcohol c. initiated the sexual activity b. knew their assailants d. did not know their assailants