Martina is studying for her calculus exam. She needs to write a paper for another class, too, but while she is studying for her calculus class, her mind shuts off the paper so that she can focus on her math. Martina is experiencing ____
a. learned helplessness
b. the panic button effect
c. the Zeigarnik effect
d. goal shielding
D
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A psychological approach that stressed a person's potential for positive growth was developed by:
A) Freud and Jung. B) Skinner and Watson. C) Rogers and Maslow. D) Gall and Broca.
Parnam is a practical, hands-on person who enjoys working with machinery
According to Holland, what is Parnam's personality type? A) Investigative B) Realistic C) Enterprising D) Conventional
If there is an important genetic influence on a given trait, then the correlation for ______________ should be significantly higher than the correlation for ______________
A) MZ twins; DZ twins B) DZ twins; nontwin siblings C) mother-child; father-child D) nontwin siblings; MZ twins
Kara is so thankful that her husband cooked dinner and did the laundry that she tells him that he does not have to go with her to her parents' house. He does not like going there, so he is really happy about this. This is an example of a __________
a. negative reinforcement b. positive reinforcement c. positive punishment d. negative punishment