A child entered the spelling bee hoping to win, but was eliminated in the first round. According to attributional theorists, his future motivation will be influenced most by
a. what he believes is the cause of his failure.
b. the true reason for his failure.
c. whether he was unlucky.
d. his level of intelligence.
Answer: a. what he believes is the cause of his failure.
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The abuse of alcohol and other drugs can lead to
a. inhibited orgasm in men but not women. b. inhibited orgasm in both men and women. c. inhibited sexual desire in men but not women. d. inhibited sexual desire in both men and women.
Abused women
a. usually did something so terrible that they deserve to be beaten. b. usually have the financial resources to leave a battering relationship. c. should not be blamed for being beaten. d. have some personality characteristics that predispose them to being beaten.
Objective personality tests tend to have good reliability.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Teratogens can interfere with prenatal development and harm the unborn child by:
A. creating toxins in the mother's body and being passed to the child through the amniotic fluid B. passing from the mother's lymphatic system to the child C. being directly mixed with the child's blood system D. passing from the placenta into the fetus's blood vessels