According to research conducted by Carol Dweck, boys are more motivated by an orientation that emphasizes __________, whereas girls are more motivated by an orientation that emphasizes _________
a. achievement; learning
b. learning; performance
c. performance; learning
d. social success; academic success
b
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a. tend to be very unstable. b. often are at opposite ends of each other. c. are not as shared by other people as we think. d. are generally accurate but are held with little confidence.
Nero is constantly worrying about his grades, his job, and his girlfriend. He finds it difficult to sleep at night because his mind won't calm down. According to trait theory, Nero scores high on which of the Big 5?
A) Agreeableness B) Conscientiousness C) Antagonism D) Neuroticism
Describe "junk DNA" and how ongoing genetic studies may help reveal how it functions in important ways
What will be an ideal response?
A community psychologist measured the average number of hours sleep per night (x) and average number of hours spent on public transportation each day (y) in a random sample of 19 university students. The correlation between x and y was –.12. Therefore, the standard error of zr is ______.
a. 0.25 b. 0.0625 c. 0.5 d. 0.35