Whereas self-efficacy is focused on one's prediction of success or failure in particular areas of life, possible selves reflect a general image of what we believe ________________
a) we have attained
b) we know to be true
c) we could potentially become in the future
d) others see in us
Answer: c
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The so-called prisoner's dilemma is a paradigm that is used by social psychologists to study people's tendency to ____
a. compete with others versus cooperate with others b. hoard resources versus share resources c. engage in altruistic behavior, when such behavior comes at a cost to themselves d. experience empathy versus try to avoid situations that provoke empathy
The theory that abuse and neglect of children predisposes them to abusiveness as adults is called __________
a) midlife crisis b) the cycle of violence hypothesis c) the normative crisis generation d) the life events hypothesis
The part of a dendrite on a receiving neuron that is structured to receive a neurotransmitter
is the ______. a. terminal c. myelin sheath b. receptor site d. hillock
Imagine that Jeanne is suffering chronic pain from a medical condition that cannot be treated. If she could elect to have a specific region of her brain inactivated to modify pain reactions, which of the following regions should she choose?
A. anterior cingulate cortex B. dorsal lateral thalamus C. primary somatosensory cortex D. prefrontal cortex