Emily, a lawyer, spends several weeks working 16-hour days to prepare for an upcoming case. Although the case is important, she eventually feels a strong desire to take a night off and meet her friends for dinner. Which of the following offers the best explanation for this shift in her priorities?

A. She switched from a fixed to a growth mindset.
B. Her achievement motivation was reduced.
C. She passed her 'set point' for social activity.
D. Her loneliness started to turn into hostility.


Answer: C

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Anne has a problem with making decisions impulsively and has started gambling. She might have suffered damage to her _____.

A. ventromedial prefrontal cortex B. orbitofrontal cortex C. parietal cortex D. frontotemporal lobe

Psychology

What is fast mapping?

a. The rapid rate at which chimpanzees learn sign language. b. The ability of children to map concepts to words with only a single example. c. The very short period of time that language input can be useful for language development. d. A major difficulty that people face when affected by Broca's aphasia.

Psychology

Treatment: Pharmacological

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

In Bruner's developmental progression, iconic representation follows enactive representation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology