Which of the following examples illustrates an external attribution style?
A. Ron gives up efforts to lose excess weight after repeated setbacks in his diet and exercise plan.
B. Miguel realizes he lacks the talent to become a successful guitar player and discontinues his guitar lessons.
C. Cynthia collects rare and exotic animal figurines and shows off to friends and family.
D. Maria loses the inter-school swimming competition and agrees that she lost because the competition was challenging and resolves to work harder.
Answer: D
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a. overcompensation. b. undoing. c. denial. d. catharsis.
To show the effectiveness of therapies, which of the following would be used as the control group?
a. people currently receiving therapy b. people recently released from therapy c. people on a waiting list to receive therapy d. people randomly selected from the population
In early childhood, boys tend to be better at ________ and girls tend to be better at _________
a. skills emphasizing strength and size; body coordination skills b. body coordination skills; skills emphasizing strength and size c. fine motor skills; gross motor skills d. gross motor skills; fine motor skills
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false