Taking Tennis Lessons in Response to a Self-Discrepancy in the Area

question 112

Multiple Choice

Taking tennis lessons in response to a self-discrepancy in the area of athleticism is an example of a coping technique called

• A) improving self-awareness.
• B) blunting self-awareness.
• C) expanding the possible self.
• D) changing one's behavior.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning that happens by linking an outside stimulus with one that naturally occurs.

Voluntary

Actions or decisions made by an individual that are done consciously and by choice, without external coercion.

Involuntary

Refers to actions or reactions performed without conscious control, often as a reflex or automatic response.

Sensation And Perception

The processes where sensation involves detecting physical energy from the environment and converting it into neural signals, and perception interprets these signals as meaningful objects and events.