Carver and Scheier’s control theory predicts that we will feel confident or dejected about reaching our goals depending upon _______.
a. our personality
b. our rate of progress
c. how important the goal is to us
d. how supportive or unsupportive other people are
b. our rate of progress
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find out the opinions of the American public regarding changes in the taxcode? d. You wish to find out whether there is an association between being physical attractivenessand being acquitted of a crime by juries.
A split-brain patient sees something in her left visual field, and must reach behind a screen and select the object from a group of objects. She will select the object correctly with ____.
A. the left hand B. the right hand C. either hand D. neither hand
The survey by Laumann et al. (1994) found that vaginal intercourse was by far the most preferred sexual behavior of Americans
a. True b. False
Josh tells his roommate that he does not dream. His roommate, who is a psychology major should tell Josh that
a. if he does not dream, he will go "crazy." b. most people dream four or five times a night. c. dreams occur in such a "flash" that he is not aware of the dreams. d. all of these statements are true.