Whenever Tina has to go to a formal, public gathering as part of her job, she experiences intense fear of being inadequate, embarrassed, ridiculed, or rejected. Tina is exhibiting
a. private self-consciousness.
b. a lack of social skills.
c. evaluation fears.
d. generalized anxiety.
C
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Celia is playing at the sand table. Each time one of her friends makes a sand castle, she knocks it down. As a preschool teacher, which of the following would likely be the best way to alter Celia's behavior?
a. Tell her to stop doing this. b. Make her feel guilty by telling her you won't like her anymore unless she stops. c. Ignore the behavior. d. Involve her to another activity.
The amplification hypothesis states that ______.
a. as an attitude becomes stronger, its effects on behavior becomes stronger b. as an attitude increases in certainty, it can become more open to change or more resistant to change, depending upon characteristics of the attitude c. attitudes can amplify their consequences when they are derived from affective and cognitive information d. none of these
Milton is hooked up to an EEG in a sleep lab. As the researcher watches the EEG recording, alpha waves appear. Based on this information, the researcher can conclude that Milton:
a. has just entered Stage N1 sleep b. has just entered Stage N3 sleep c. is experiencing REM sleep d. is awake, but relaxed and drowsy
Which of the following is one of the seven primary mental abilities proposed by Louis Thurstone?
a) numerical ability b) creativity c) problem-solving ability d) retrieval ability