Julia has just started taking dancing lessons and is highly motivated to do well. She is most likely to engage in:

a. downward comparison
b. upward comparison
c. comparison to someone else who has just started lessons
d. a and c


Ans: b

Psychology

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A) concurrent B) predictive C) future-oriented D) construct

Psychology

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a. make dispositional attributions. b. be altruistic. c. conform to social norms. d. be individualistic.

Psychology

Broca' s area corresponds to the part of the cortex referred to as the left __________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Psychology