Paul will not even try to learn how to swim because when he has tried before, he has not done very well. He is now convinced that no matter what he does, he will never learn to swim. Paul's situation is an example of
A. learned helplessness.
B. ego deflation.
C. Type-A behavior.
D. temperament.
Answer: A
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A. the heritability of traits B. peak experiences C. the use of defense mechanisms D. unconditional positive regard
The term ____________________ tests refers to tests that measure a person's knowledge and competence in a particular subject area
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. scatter plot of memory loss. b. histogram of retention. c. memory interference scatter plot. d. curve of forgetting.
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a) fistulas. b) genotypes. c) genetic types. d) phenotypes.