In achievement situations, adolescents whose parents are authoritarian tend to

A) be most concerned about avoiding failure.
B) try to turn in an average performance.
C) look for ways to improve their understanding.
D) want to learn new skills.


Answer: A

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Elena is on a hike when she sees a snake just a few feet ahead of her. Seeing the snake causes her muscles to tense and her breathing to become shallow. She then interprets these bodily reactions to mean that she is frightened. This description of the onset of an emotion is most consistent with which one of the following theories?

A. The somatovisceral afference model of emotion (SAME) B. The Cannon-Bard theory C. The James-Lange theory D. Catharsis

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Contrast the reactions of adults who were born deaf and then received cochlear implants to the reactions of adults who became deaf later in life and then received the implants

What will be an ideal response?

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Who was the American scholar, who broadened psychology to include animal behavior, religious experience, and abnormal behavior and helped to establish psychology

as a separate discipline with his first book, Principles of Psychology? a. John Watson b. B. F. Skinner c. Edward Titchener d. William James

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