Exam 12: Cognitive Topics in Personality

Peter,a student who attributes his failure to get into a graduate school to his being sick on the day of his interview,most likely has a(n)_____ explanatory style.

According to Carol Dweck and the theory of mastery orientation,who among the following is most likely to become more confident about meeting challenges?

_____ is a concept that describes people's perception of responsibility for the events in their life,and it more specifically refers to whether people tend to find out that responsibility internally,within themselves,or externally,in fate,luck,or chance.

A set of relevant actions intended to achieve a goal that a person has selected is known as a(n):

A person who scores low in _____ may do well in school but have difficulty in most other areas of life.

According to Tamir and Nadler (2007),field-dependent people _____.

Generalized expectancies are:

Who among the following was of the view that people construct explanations for the events in their lives just as scientists construct explanations for phenomena in a laboratory?

Individual differences can be observed in:

Which of the following is debated among intelligence researchers?

A person who recalls factual information in response to a new event is engaging in:

What is defined as "intelligent behavior"?

A person who believes that luck plays an important part in her or his life has a(n):

Which of the following is an important aspect of the self?

_____ refers to a person's explanation of the cause of an event.

It is most problematic to have an internal locus of control:

Differences in responses to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)are a result of differences in:

Which of the following is an example of a generalized expectancy?

People who _____ are generally more satisfied with life.

Which of the following is used to measure field dependence without relying on cumbersome techniques?