Marsha believes that she will never succeed in college because she got mediocre grades in high school no matter how hard she studied. Her belief is best explained by

a. personality disorder

b. faulty neurotransmitter circuits.
c. learned helplessness.
d. internal conflicts.


c

Psychology

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A. generalized discrimination B. synaptic loosening C. proprioceptive earmark D. neural signature

Psychology

When one neuron sends a message to another neuron instructing it not to fire, this process is known as __________

a. restriction b. catalytic conversion c. sensory degradation d. inhibition

Psychology

Comparing the rates of eating disorder symptoms in adolescent girls in Germany and Finland to girls in the United States, it is clear that rates are __________ in the United States.

A. much higher B. slightly higher C. the same as D. lower

Psychology

Anytime a sentence uses a conjunction, such as "and," it is likely that the item is double-barreled.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology