A person's sense of confidence that he or she can perform behaviors in a specific situation is called

a. self-efficacy.
b. effortful control. c. conservation.
d. zone of proximal development.


a

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following approaches encourages clients to become more aware of their moment-to-moment thoughts, perceptions and emotions as well as to accept responsibility for these thoughts, feelings, and actions?

a. behavioral therapy b. client-centered therapy c. psychoanalysis d. Gestalt therapy

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In a token economy, what happens when reinforcers are no longer contingent on

performance? a. Performance generally increases. b. Performance generally increases and then suddenly decreases. c. Performance generally decreases. d. Performance generally decreases and then suddenly increases. e. Performance generally remains the same.

Psychology

Ananya has dementia. It is becoming increasingly difficulty for her to remember her past. Sometimes she forgets her children's names. Ananya's amnesia would be categorized as

A. factitious. B. retrograde. C. anterograde. D. infantile.

Psychology