Andrea, a sales executive, believes that she has the competence to achieve her monthly sales target. In the context of self-determination theory, Andrea best demonstrates ________ in this scenario.

A. autonomy
B. mastery
C. self-efficacy
D. relatedness


Answer: C

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a. argues for the centrality of forgetfulness in the process b. depicts memories as becoming an integral part of the mourner's personality c. looks upon the deceased as an absence in a barren world d. is characteristically completed in one year e. can be artificially accelerated

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Fulero and Finkel (1991) compared mock jurors' responses to expert testimony regarding the mental state of a defendant. They found that

A. mental-health experts providing only diagnostic testimony were the most influential. B. mental-health experts providing a diagnosis and a penultimate opinion regarding the defendant's understanding of wrongfulness were the most influential. C. mental-health experts providing a diagnosis, penultimate opinion, and an ultimate opinion about the defendant's mental state at the time of the act were the most influential. D. mental-health experts did not differ in the extent to which they influenced mock jurors.

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Which of the following is the BEST summary of the relationship between stress and the immune system functioning?

a. Stressors improve the functioning of the immune system. b. Stressors reduce vulnerability to disease making it more difficult for illness to occur. c. Stressors can reduce the responsiveness of the immune system. d. There is no relationship between stress and the functioning of the immune system.

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An economics institute studied the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the 500 largest U. S. corporations. How many of them would you expect are women?

a) less than 1% b) 5% c) 10% d) 20%

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