Aubrey is high in achievement motivation. She credits her school success to ability and hard work. Aubrey
A) is displaying learned helplessness.
B) emphasizes performance goals over learning goals.
C) is making mastery-oriented attributions.
D) holds an entity view of ability.
C
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A. inversely B. not C. positively D. perfectly
How can we sum up the predictors of how children will respond to divorce?
a. They are always negatively affected by it. b. The effects are significant and long lasting. c. The effects can be somewhat offset by social support. d. Negative effects do not happen when custody is shared by both parents.
Which of the following symbols identifies the sample variance?
a. s c. ? b. s2 d. ? 2
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a. statistically deviant and psychologically abnormal b. statistically deviant but psychologically normal c. culturally deviant and psychologically abnormal d. culturally deviant but psychologically normal