Although Samantha studied hard, she had trouble getting grades higher than a C. Her father, frustrated by her lackluster performance, remarked she would never succeed at this rate
Samantha soon gave up trying, and her grades slipped from Cs to Ds and Fs. Her behavior is a example of _________.
a. self-fulfilling prophecy
b. individualistic expectation
c. power distance
d. behavioristic expectation
a
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The two worlds of study in psychology are:
a. cognitive and physiological. b. behavior and emotion. c. cognitive and experience. d. behavior and experience.
The content validation approach to objective test construction is based primarily upon
a. the prevailing opinions of experts in the field. b. the predictive value of each potential item. c. correlations with other tests measuring the same construct. d. the premise that examinees cannot or will not reliably and accurately report on themselves.
According to the five-factor model, these five factors appear to define the personality structure of people: extraversion, neuroticism, _____, _____, and openness to experience
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The peripheral nervous system is composed of ______ neurons
a. neither afferent nor efferent b. afferent, but not efferent c. efferent, but not afferent d. both afferent and efferent