Studying to avoid bad grade is an example of ___________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Studying to avoid bad grade is an example of __________________?

   A. positive reinforcement
   B. negative reinforcement
   C. punishment
   D. escape

2. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

   A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
   B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
   C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
   D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure

3. Which psychological perspective would be most likely to emphasize that people can learn to discontinue bad habits such as smoking?

   A. biological
   B. social-cultural
   C. behavioral
   D. cognitive

4. Zeeshan was involved in a bad car accident three weeks ago in which his best friend died at the scene. Ever since the accident, Zeeshan has not been able to sleep, thinks about the accident all the time and refuses to ride in a car. Zeeshan is most likely suffering from:

   A. Depression
   B. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
   C. Acute Stress Disorder
   D. PTSD

5. Effat Ashiq has a bad case of vertigo. She feels like the room is springing, and she has trouble keeping her balance. It is possible that this sense of disequilibrium is a result of excess activity in neurons originating in the:

   A. Olfactory bulb
   B. The semicircular canals
   C. Periaqueductal gray
   D. Semicircular canals

6. Athletes often attribute their losses to bad officiating. This best illustrates:

   A. learned helplessness
   B. the spotlight effect
   C. self-serving bias
   D. an Electra complex

7. Bashir explains his failing grade on a term paper by saying that her really didn’t work very hard at it. According to Weiner’s model Bashir is making an______attribution about his failure.

   A. internal- stable
   B. internal- unstable
   C. external- stable
   D. external- unstable

8. By the third grade. Timmy who lives in the ghetto, views himself as a failure. He may not succeed in school thanks to the:

   A. Jig- saw classrooms
   B. Self- fulfilling prophesy
   C. Self- serving bias
   D. Fundamental attribution error

9. Mary says she must like Theater class because it’s not required and she’s getting a pretty good grade in it. Daryl Bem would see this as evidence of his______theory.

   A. Self- perception
   B. Cognitive dissonance
   C. Compliance
   D. Balance

10. Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

    A. the framing effect
    B. the availability heuristic
    C. confirmation bias
    D. functional fixedness