Carver and Scheier propose that the most common reason for the negative feelings that are associated with striving for long-term goals is _______.

a. the perception of slow progress
b. the lack of will power
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above


a. the perception of slow progress

Psychology

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a. semantic encoding. b. reconsolidation. c. anterograde processing. d. episodic rehearsal.

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An attorney says, "You should not be able to confine (punish) a person on the basis of assuming that the person will harm someone. And you should certainly not be able to confine the person without a jury trial. It may be called 'treatment,' but it still feels to the person like imprisonment without having committed a crime." The attorney is criticizing ____

a. the deinstitutionalization movement b. competency to stand trial c. the right to treatment movement d. civil commitment

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Which approach to personality probably has seen the greatest increase in interest among personality psychologists during the past decade?

A. Neo-Freudian B. Trait C. Biological D. Humanistic

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A trait that is simply a collection of trait elements of a greater or lesser width of representation which obviously "go together" in many different individuals and circumstances is a:

a. common trait b. source trait c. representative trait d. surface trait

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