Whit started playing the saxophone. He wants to get better at it, so he watches the techniques of professional players and practices constantly. Whit does not care how he compares to other saxophone players, nor does he want to seek help from others. Whit appears to have adopted a(n) ____.?
a. ?approach-avoidance conflict
b. ?avoidance-avoidance conflict
c. ?performance goal
d. ?learning goal
ANSWER:
d
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After months of work, Phil's conditioned fear of flying finally disappeared. However, his fear suddenly reappeared. His renewed fear probably represents:
a. conditioned inhibition b. second-order conditioning c. spontaneous recovery d. extinction
After World War II, the Veterans Administration
a. funded the training of a large number of psychologists. b. conducted independent research refuting the efficacy of behavior therapy. c. recognized that additional mental health services were needed for traumatized veterans and trained physicians, rather than psychologists, to provide these services. d. publicized criticisms of clinical psychologists that ultimately reduced the pay that clinical psychologists were able to command.
Over the last two centuries, children have tended to reach their adult height earlier and are taller than their ancestors. What is the name for this type of phenomenon?
secular trend evolution genetic predisposition generational trend
The use of a with a broad meaning to refer to only a restricted group of items is called
a. holophrastic speech. c. overextension. b. whole-object assumption. d. underextension.