Vanessa has an important presentation coming up at work, but she fears that she will do a poor job. The week before the presentation, she claims that she is feeling under the weather; she leaves work early almost every day and barely practices her presentation at all. Even though she may not realize what she is doing, Vanessa is setting herself up so that she will have an "excuse" in case the
presentation does not go well. Social psychologists refer to this pattern of behavior as ____.
a. self-regulation
b. the self-reference effect
c. overjustification
d. self-handicapping
D
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A. Sigmund Freud-the social cognitive theorist B. Abraham Maslow-the strict behaviorist C. B.F. Skinner-the strict behaviorist D. Albert Bandura-the social cognitive theorist
To be happy
A. Ignore your problems B. Make happiness a priority C. Ignore other people
Which statement most accurately depicts the role of "predictability" as discovered in research on stress?
a. It does not affect the impact of stress. b. It makes stress boring and therefore less tolerable. c. It increases the impact of stress. d. It decreases the impact of stress.
Neurological factors that enable plasticity include ____________________ and ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word