Regarding test anxiety, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Test anxiety is a mixture of heightened physiological arousal and excessive worry.
b. Test anxiety tends to distract students with a rush of upsetting thoughts and feelings.
c. Students are typically more anxious when they do not know the material.
d. The lower their arousal level, the better most people perform on a test.
D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Bandura has claimed that responses acquired through observational learning are especially strengthened through:
a. connectionism b. classical conditioning c. introspection d. vicarious reinforcement
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a. validity b. generalizability c. verifiability d. reliability
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A) how to prevent pregnancy. B) the options available for an unplanned pregnancy. C) the actual rates of sexual activity among their peers. D) what STDs are, how they are spread, and how to prevent them.