Henry's Term Paper Is Due and He Hasn't Finished It

question 43

Multiple Choice

Henry's term paper is due and he hasn't finished it. He can turn in the unfinished paper and receive a failing grade or he can hand it in late, in which case he will lose so many points he will also fail. Henry's dilemma would be described by Lewin as a(n) ________ conflict.

• A) double approach/avoidance
• B) avoidance/avoidance
• C) approach/avoidance
• D) approach/approach

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Definitions:

Adaptive Behaviour

Actions and skills that allow an individual to meet standards of personal independence and social responsibility appropriate for their age and cultural group.

Intellectual Disability

A disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behavior, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills.

Subaverage Intellectual Functioning

Below average intellectual capability as demonstrated by an IQ typically under 70, and associated with difficulties in adaptive functioning.

Dominant Inheritance

A pattern of inheritance in genetics where an allele is expressed in the phenotype, even in the presence of a different allele.