Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice. He has begun to believe that there is nothing he can do to improve his grades, so he gives up and eventually drops out of school in the tenth grade. Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of __________

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learned helplessness

Psychology

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b. Differences in diet and sleep habits lead to different disorders. c. Psychiatrists in various cultures use different standards for diagnosis. d. Genetic differences are responsible for many psychological disorders.

Psychology

Deliberate recall of information that one recognizes as a memory is termed ____.

A. priming B. explicit memory C. procedural memory D. declarative memory

Psychology

Entertainment programs in contemporary media tend to distort portrayals of death because they use

a. selectivity and fantasization b. realism and individuation c. impossible situations d. all of these e. none of these

Psychology

Although they make learning more challenging in the short term, ___________________ actually promote long-term learning

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Psychology