Carol Dweck (2012) argues that achievement motivation is influenced by
a. birth order.
b. peoples beliefs about their own abilities.
c. gender.
d. parenting style.
Ans: b. peoples beliefs about their own abilities.
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Lashley found that a deep cut in a rat's cerebral cortex completely eliminated the effects of learning under what circumstances, if any?
a. if the cut was made after the learning b. if the learned task was simple c. if the learned task was complex d. under none of the circumstances he studied
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a. effector b. sensory c. reflector d. mirror
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