The abandonment of a goal is referred to as

a. goal failure.
b. goal desertion.
c. goal disengagement.
d. a Sisyphean goal.


Answer: C

Psychology

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How do the prototype approach and the exemplar approach differ from each other?

a. The prototype approach emphasizes that all examples of a concept are equally good. b. The exemplar approach represents a concept in terms of many specific examples of a concept. c. The exemplar approach focuses on the most frequently encountered example of a concept. d. The exemplar approach argues that an exemplar is an idealized example, based on all members of a category.

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In the "internal working model" theory, the securely attached child has a ____ model of self and a ____ model of others

a. positive; positive b. positive; negative c. negative; positive d. negative; negative

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Which of the following people exemplifies characteristics that high levels of situation-specific self-efficacy can predict?

A. Someone who has increased their happiness. B. Someone who has low levels of anxiety. C. Someone who has a lower pain tolerance. D. Someone who is unlikely to become divorced.

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