According to Bandura, _____ is the belief that one has the competence to accomplish a given goal or task and produce positive change.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
self-efficacy
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should: a. tell Dr. Heath that a student's grade point average will provide a more accurate measure of his or her creativity b. pull the files for all students with IQ scores greater than 130, because there is a strong positive correlation between IQ score and level of creativity c. explain that IQ scores and creativity actually have a negative correlation, so she should avoid hiring a student with a high IQ score d. tell Dr. Heath that creativity is only weakly related to intelligence, and IQ score cannot be used to accurately predict a student's overall level of creativity
According to Elkind, young adolescents may seem to be hypocrites because they are:
A) likely to approach problems at too complex a level. B) much too idealistic. C) pressured to conform to society. D) unable to relate general theory to specific practice.
Carmen is prematurely delivering her baby at 28 weeks. The baby will probably
A) not survive. B) need oxygen assistance to breathe. C) experience intense pain. D) spend the next few weeks with no periods of alertness.
A neurologist diagnosed a patient as suffering from Huntington's disease. The patient wants to know what other symptoms he can expect to develop as the disease progresses. Which symptoms will the neurologist list as likely to occur?
a) anorexia, aphasia, and mania b) apraxia, apathy, and insomnia c) amnesia, delusions, and double vision d) dementia, depression, and hallucinations