Which of these is an example of a self-handicapping strategy?
a. Setting a goal to win more tennis matches this season than last season
b. Entering only tennis matches against opponents you expect to defeat
c. Using a worn-out tennis racket in a match you expect to lose anyway
d. Practicing harder than usual during the week before an important tennis match
c
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People tend to make decisions based on shortcuts such as
a. representative heuristics. c. anchoring and adjustment heuristics. b. availability heuristics. d. all of these.
A totally unreliable test results in a correlation coefficient of 0.00
a. true b. false
__________ are persistent, irrational fears of specific objects, activities, or situations
a. Phobias b. Panic attacks c. Anxiety disorders d. Compulsions
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Aedan is taking a fun quiz on social media. The quiz is composed of 10 questions that assess his personality. In all likelihood, this test is reliable and valid. 2. Psychologists disagree with each other on the usefulness of personality tests. 3. Freud claims that the Electra complex develops in females. 4. According to Anna Freud, repression is the blocking of threatening information from conscious awareness. 5. As a Freudian defense mechanism, reaction formation flips unacceptable feelings such as hate into more acceptable ones such as love.