Ethan is an award-winning swimmer. His desire to compete and win is part of his need for:
a) attention.
b) affiliation.
c) arousal.
d) achievement.
ANS: D, The need for achievement is the need to reach goals that require skilled performance or competence to be accomplished.
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A. colds B. middle-ear inflammation or infection C. vaccinations D. dental care
Early maturation in boys
a. tends to be valued more among lower-income adolescents. b. is valued less in Western cultures than in other cultures. c. is perceived negatively by adult authority figures. d. leads to greater benefits for higher-income adolescents.
According to humanistic psychologists, being authentic means
a. that the person is incongruent. b. feeling that your behavior accurately expresses who you are. c. you can do whatever you want, including ignoring the feelings of others. d. you have experienced conditions of worth.
Applying Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, when people are solving anagram problems they are most likely using________ components to manipulate the letters in their heads and ________ components to devise strategies for finding solutions
a. performance; metacognitive b. knowledge acquisition; performance c. metacognitive; performance d. knowledge acquisition; metacognitive