Attribution research shows that
A) boys are more likely than girls to blame their lack of ability for poor performance.
B) compared to low-SES ethnic minority children, middle-SES white children tend to receive less favorable feedback from teachers.
C) compared to U.S. mothers, Chinese mothers offer more praise after success.
D) well-intended messages from adults sometimes undermine children's competence.
D
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a. the primacy effect. c. the serial position effect. b. the recency effect. d. the proactive interference effect.
Khaled signed up to participate in a research study. In reading through the informed consent, he learns that his participation includes completing a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Which of the following best describes administration of this test?
A. Khaled will be asked to write down what comes to mind when he thinks about personality. B. Khaled will be asked to answer several true-false questions about a variety of different topics. C. Khaled will be asked to tell the researcher what he sees in a series of ambiguous images. D. Khaled will be asked to answer multiple- choice questions about his likes and dislikes.
Distinguish between cyclothymic disorder, bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder. How are these disorders alike and how are they different?
What will be an ideal response?
Gollwitzer (1990) suggested that people fail to perform intended behaviour in part because we:
a) forget to act b) are in denial c) feel ashamed d) feel defensive