Agustin knows you're taking a psychology class and wants to know what he can do to be more disciplined in a few weeks when midterm exams come around. What advice do you have, based on the information in this chapter?
a. Exert self-control in some area now to practice for the future.
b. Consider starting a fight to provide an excuse for poor performance when the time comes.
c. See about volunteering at a day care so he can be sick when midterms come around.
d. Give up. There's nothing that can be done.
Answer: A
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