Briefly describe the relationship between free will and reactance

What will be an ideal response?


Free will refers to the idea that people have the freedom to decide for themselves how to act and what to become. Although it is almost impossible to know for sure whether people have free will, most people act as though they think they do. One phenomenon that makes this point is reactance, which occurs when a person expects to have a freedom of some sort and feels that the freedom is being threatened. The result is an attempt to regain or reassert that particular freedom.

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a. has narcolepsy. b. is experiencing night terrors. c. has sleep apnea. d. has developed pseudoinsomnia.

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A sociocultural theorist would agree that:

even an overwhelmed novice can learn new skills. standards must be met regardless of the student's skill level. learning must be active. the same manner of teaching can work for any individual.

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The Colwells are having a baby boy. As their baby develops, the _____ system will develop into the baby's _____.

A. Wolffian; seminal vesicles, vas deferens, and the prostate B. Wolffian; uterus, fallopian tubes, and upper portion of the vagina C. Müllerian; seminal vesicles, vas deferens, and the prostate D. Müllerian; uterus, fallopian tubes, and upper portion of the vagina

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Studies of changes in intelligence as a function of aging suggest that:

a) both fluid and crystallized intelligence tend to decline with age in adults. b) crystallized intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but fluid intelligence does not. c) fluid intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but crystallized intelligence does not. d) neither fluid nor crystallized intelligence declines with age in adults.

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