Individuals who have a mastery orientation attribute their successes to ________ factors
A) external and controllable
B) external and uncontrollable
C) internal and controllable
D) internal and uncontrollable
C) internal and controllable These children attribute their successes to their own hard work and abilities—internal and controllable factors—and their failures to factors that they can either control (such as effort or strategy) or change (such as task difficulty).
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You are driving down the street when you see a billboard displaying a phone number for a service you need. You keep repeating the number so you won't forget it until you get home, where you can write it down. You do this to prevent the process of ____ from causing you to forget the number.?
a. ?decay b. ?construction c. ?deductive inhibition d. ?proactive inhibition
Allport's definition of personality includes all of the following points EXCEPT the idea that personality
a. has organization. b. is a causal force. c. shows up in patterns. d. is a purely psychological concept.
Which traits comprise the "Big Five" dimensions of personality?
A. selfishness, shyness, aggressiveness, neuroticism, and self-confidence B. neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness C. likeability, extroversion, aggressiveness, self-confidence, and trustworthiness D. loyalty, self-confidence, openness, deceptiveness, and aggression
Counterbalancing eliminates ______.
A. attrition B. order effects C. mortality D. power