After receiving a failing grade, Ja'mal sought his teacher's advice, hired a tutor, and started to study more each night. In this example, Ja'mal engaged in __________.

A. problem-focused coping
B. positive-focused coping
C. emotion-focused coping
D. sensation-focused coping


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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People who take a more laid-back approach to life are considered __________ personalities

a. extroverted b. introverted c. Type A d. Type B

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In research described by your authors, participants were asked to complete a specific task. In some cases, they were told that they would complete this task again after some sleep. In other cases they were not told, but allowed to sleep

In still a third group, they were not warned about taking the test again and were not given a chance to sleep. What was the task that these research participants completed? a. the Stroop color test b. learning word pairs c. remembering lists of numbers d. identifying pictures of movie stars and other famous persons

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Based on what you know, symptoms of neglect would likely result from damage to the ______.

A. secondary somatosensory cortex B. posterior parietal cortex C. anterior parietal cortex D. association somatosensory cortex

Psychology