Edith, who is taking a weekend painting class, believes that she can improve her skill by trying harder and that what matters is produce paintings that she thinks improve on her earlier work. This represents a _____ orientation

A) performance-avoid
B) mastery
C) control
D) performance-approach


Answer: B

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Someone who does not get enough sleep at night to feel well rested the next day is suffering from _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A grocery store wants to know whether e-mails containing recipes have an influence on shopping habits. They are able to track who actually opens the e-mails, as well as the time at which the e-mails are deleted, and are able to track purchasing behavior via their preferred customer program that requires scanning of an identification card to get discounted prices. This allows a(n) ____ measure of

the impact of the advertising e-mails. a. unobtrusive b. hypothetical c. self-report d. subjective

Psychology

One of the proposed reforms regarding expert testimony has been to bar any reference to "expert" testimony, and instead refer to

A. defense/prosecution testimony (depending on which side hired the person testifying). B. approved testimony. C. opinion testimony. D. specialist testimony.

Psychology

William came home from work one night to find that his wife looked like she'd had a long day. Her face screamed "I'm angry," and she was very quiet. When he asked her if anything was wrong, he got a short, terse "nothing."

Which part of his wife's emotional component was speaking louder than her words? a. Physiological arousal b. Expressive behavior c. Affective iteration d. Cognitive experience

Psychology