The finding that some children attribute their successes to ability and their failures to insufficient effort or an overly difficult task is thought to reflect an attitude toward achievement known as _________
a. a fixed mindset
b. learned helplessness
c. cultural values
d. growth mindset
Answer: D
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a. norepinephrine b. acetylcholine c. dopamine d. serotonin
Who appears to be in the resistance stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
a. ?Jorge, who had a near miss as he merged onto the highway and is breathing rapidly, but feels very alert and focused b. ?Henry, who has been caring for his disabled wife for over 2 years, and is having feelings of hopelessness and difficulties sleeping and eating c. ?Esther, who has just noticed the man she has long admired from afar is walking straight toward her at a party, and feels her heart pound and hands become sweaty d. ?Alana, who has been juggling her classes, job, and partial care of her younger siblings, and has recently made an unusually poor choice of a boyfriend
Walking through an airport, a child feels a temptation to yell out, "terrorist bomb.". But he doesn't yell because he knows that those words would be highly disruptive. The boy displays
a. an external attribution. b. inhibitory control. c. passive victimization. d. fear of expiatory punishment.
In Robert Sternberg's triarchic model, creativity is similar to Aristotle's __________ intelligence
a. theoretical c. verbal b. logical d. productive