Niko plans to go to a good college. He seems unconcerned about competitive admissions policies because he believes that if he studies hard, he can get in wherever he wants. Bandura would consider this an example of which of the following?

A) Self-fulfilling prophecy
B) Delayed gratification
C) Positive self image
D) Self-efficacy


D

Psychology

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According to Erikson, children in middle childhood are in the ____ stage of psychosocial development

a. industry versus inferiority b. initiative versus guilt c. trust versus mistrust d. latency

Psychology

Yoshi's argument is based on 10 significant facts, but one is especially important. To be sure that the jurors remember this one fact, Yoshi leaves it until last in his closing review. Yoshi is relying on:

a. the recency effect b. flashbulb memory c. the distributed practice effect d. the primacy effect

Psychology

The tendency of people with anorexia nervosa to highly control their hunger and eating is reflected in higher activation of the ______ than in controls when choosing foods.

A. lateral hypothalamus B. ventromedial hypothalamus C. NST D. dorsal striatum

Psychology

"It's so noisy! How can you stand it?" remarks Caitlyn as the thruway traffic blares past her friend Dave's ground floor apartment. "I don't even notice it anymore," Dave replies. Dave's reply best exemplifies the concept of

A. attenuation. B. sensitization. C. circulation. D. adaptation.

Psychology