James has just purchased a stock for $50 a share, and in the first two days it rises to $60 a share. James decides that this 20% gain in 48 hours is a nice little windfall, and sells the stocks at that price. The fact that it next goes up to $80 a share in the following month leaves James wondering why he sold. This tendency to sell a stock too quickly after its value has increased is called the
____ effect.
a. endowment
b. disposition
c. escalation
d. sunk cost
b
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Ivy has a sense of __________, or an understanding of right and wrong, and is able to act accordingly.
A. conscience B. morality C. social rules D. effortful control
Tabitha is at the zoo with her dad, Darwin. How could Tabitha demonstrate social referencing?
a. She could refer to the tiger as a "big kitty.". b. She could watch her dad's hesitation at touching the snake and recoil her hand when a snake is handed to her. c. She could pick up an ant and tell her dad that if the ant were bigger, it could be in the zoo. d. She could find it funny when she feeds the goat her ice cream cone.
John has been diagnosed with having a mental disorder when he was found repeatedly cutting himself. Cutting behavior could be considered
a. deviant from the norm. b. disappointing to people watching. c. disturbing. d. ritualistic.
Celia is motivated to join a support group after her husband died in order to meet others who understand what she is experiencing. This is the result of a motivation related to a. activities of daily living. b. integrity versus despair. c. information seeking
d. emotional regulation.