Which of the components of motivation involves taking the first steps and developing a plan for the task at hand?
a) activation
b) assimilation
c) persistence
d) self-actualization
Answer: a
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Which of the following is a characteristic that is known to predict high life satisfaction among older adults?
A) Unfavorable comparisons to others of the same age B) An extroverted personality C) Self-ratings of health D) Perceptions that important aspects of life, such as income or social support, are inadequate
Karl Popper, a noted philosopher of science, claimed that our job as scientists is to
A) prove theories. B) come up with multiple hypotheses. C) solve the world's problems. D) disprove theories.
Which of the following is a principal symptom of the secondary syphilis?
A. a painless sore B. a skin rash that neither itches nor hurts C. an unusual discharge from the penis or vagina D. swollen lymph nodes
Correspondent inference theory suggests that when we assess whether there is a correspondence between behaviour and personality, we process three types of information. Which of the following was not one of these factors that Jones and Davis note?
a) Uniqueness of effects b) Social desirability c) Consistency d) Choice