Giovanni has been working at the same agency for the last four years

He has not been promoted at all and is beginning to feel frustrated with his boss and burned out in his current position. Although he does not want to get fired, he has no desire to overachieve. As a result, he decides that he'll just do the bare minimum amount of work needed to maintain his job. Giovanni's decision reflects a(n) _____ orientation, according to the goal orientation theory.

Fill in the blank with correct word


Answer: mastery/avoidance

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A) adrenaline B) c-FOS C) glucocorticoids D) monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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Intercultural competence is the measure of your effectiveness when you interact with others who are different from you.

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

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Tamika met Samantha, who was new to the school. Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha and soon they became good friends. Then Tamika learned that Samantha had been a troublemaker at her old school. Tamika liked Samantha, but now saw her as a troublemaker. Tamika finally resolved these conflicting emotions by deciding that Samantha should be admired for turning over a new leaf at her new school. This can be explained by

A) implicit egotism theory. B) maladaptive gullibility. C) cognitive dissonance theory. D) self-monitoring theory.

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Which memory system provides a very brief image of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?

a) primary memory b) sensory memory c) long-term memory d) short-term memory

Psychology