Goals are most likely to improve motivation and performance when three conditions are met. Describe these three conditions
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
• The goal is specific about what you are going to do and when you are going to do it. The goal is challenging, but achievable. You will work hardest for tough but realistic goals.
• The goal is framed in terms of getting what you want rather than avoiding what you do not want. Approach goals are much more motivating than avoidance goals.
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He California Sex Offender Treatment and Evaluation Project (SOTEP) was designed for men convicted of either rape or child molestation. The treatment was comprehensive using cognitive behavioral therapy and several other interventions. In a carefully
controlled study, the SOTEP results a. found no difference in subsequent sexual crimes between the treatment and the control group. b. suggest a 13 percent reduction in subsequent recidivism between the therapy group and the control group. c. found an actual increase in recidivism in the therapy group. d. found a significant increase in violent crime in both groups.
One of the first challenges the hypnotist has in hypnotizing someone is to:
A. tell the individual to focus on an object B. create an expectation that hypnosis is an interesting experience C. suggest that the individual is feeling sleepy D. create a sense of trust with the individual
Describe how contemporary psychodynamic therapy differs from traditional
psychoanalysis. What will be an ideal response?
Jamal was confused by his sister's relationship with her boyfriend. They just didn't seem to have anything in common. "Oh well," Jamal figured, "I guess opposites really do attract." Jamal's explanation is an example of
a. folk wisdom. b. philosophy. c. sociology. d. social psychology.