Even though Chloe works very hard in school, she gives her classmates the impression that she is uninterested in school in order to have an excuse for her poor performance. What type of behavior is this?
A. need for success
B. need for fulfillment
C. self-handicapping
D. learned helplessness
Answer: C
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Tony has thoughts about hating his younger brother and wishing he would die. He becomes very anxious about these thoughts because he has developed the idea that if anything really happened to his brother, it would be his fault. For no explainable reason, Tony starts mentally counting by odd numbers each time he walks past his brother's room and discovers that this activity makes him less anxious
Tony's behavior can be described as a. a phobia of going into his brother's room because he is afraid his hatred will actually hurt him. b. a mental compulsion developed to neutralize his bad thoughts. c. an attempt to be better in math than his brother to gain parental acceptance. d. a compulsive ritual designed to make him like his brother more.
What body mass index (BMI) level is considered starvation?
a. 20 b. 16 c. 13 d. 4
Which of the following statements about culture and eating disorders is FALSE?
a. most body image research has focused on European Americans b. cultures vary in ideal body shape perceptions c. eating disorders are primarily a European-American problem d. research has found no difference between Asian and European American women
Based on the Stanford-Binet Scale, Mike's IQ is 106. What is his likely academic average in seventh grade?
a. A b. B- c. C+ d. D