Lucy has trained for a marathon, and she thinks that she will be able to complete the race. This is an example of ___________ according to social-cognitive theory

a. self-defacing expectations c. self-induced expectations
b. perfectionism d. self-efficacy expectations


D

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The brain waves typical of NREM sleep appear to be the result of

A. activity progressing from the pons to the lateral geniculate nucleus to the occipital cortex. B. activity in the POA of the hypothalamus. C. synchronization of cortical neurons by the thalamus. D. desynchronization of cortical neurons by the thalamus.

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The ___ is a neuron in the visual cortex that responds best to a line or an edge with a particular orientation, and will continue to respond if the line or edge moves within a limited range

a. simple cell b. complex cell c. ganglion motion cell d. hypercomplex cell

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Glen woke up this morning with a skin rash consisting of painless, red bumps over most of his body. He is running a slight temperature

At first he thought it was simply the flu, but then he remembered that he had seen a spot similar to those on his body but larger on his penis several months earlier. Glen's symptoms would be characteristic of A) secondary stage syphilis. B) primary stage syphilis. C) latency stage syphilis. D) tertiary stage syphilis.

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