Anya, a high school student, finally musters up to courage to say hello to a group of "cool" kids at school. Suppose that these kids completely reject her by snubbing her greeting and then laughing at her as she walks by. In the immediate aftermath of this social rejection, Anya goes straight in to her geometry class, where she finds that there is a pop quiz. She is most likely to ____
a. perform unusually well on the quiz
b. show an exceptional level of self-discipline, and resist the temptation to cheat off of her neighbor
c. experience a sense of emotional numbness
d. be in a positive mood
C
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Terry is trying to study in the student center. At first, he finds it hard to concentrate because of all the noise and conversation going on around him. However, after a few minutes, Terry is able to tune out the noise and concentrate on his studies. Terry’s experience is an example of what type of learning?
a. ?habituation b. sensitization c. ?restructuring d. ?social learning
Those who score high on Holmes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale ____
a. ?are prone to physical illness b. ?tend to be high-achievers c. ?are likely to be female d. ?earn a high income
Remembering your first day of college classes is an example of ________ memories
a. episodic b. semantic c. working d. implicit e. explicit
Experience-dependent development is related to
A) lifelong learning. B) sets of common processes and tendencies. C) activities shared by all humans. D) experiences that are universal.