Larissa has an important paper due in English class tomorrow, but she has been struggling with it all week. She doesn’t think she will earn a good grade on it, so she decides to stop working on it and go out with her friends instead. Larissa is
engaging in
a. self-improvement.
b. self-verification.
c. self-enhancement.
d. self-handicapping.
Answer: D
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Behavior modification to reduce self-injurious behaviors has been most successful in programs that rely on the use of
a. extinction. b. punishment. c. response cost. d. positive reinforcement.
WAIS stands for
a. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. b. William Adult Intellectual Score. c. Wimberley Adult Information Scale. d. Wolpold Achievement Identity Survey
Some teenagers experience negative life events and do not become depressed. Which teenager is least likely to become depressed when she experiences a negative life event?
a. Crystal, who does not regulate her emotions effectively b. Cameron, who tends to blame herself when things go wrong c. Celia, whose parents are distant and uninvolved with her d. Carmine, who has high levels of certain neurotransmitters