Ramón and Ramona Are Learning to Ski

question 37

Multiple Choice

Ramón and Ramona are learning to ski. Every time she falls, Ramona says, "This is the most humiliating experience I've ever had! Everyone is watching me behave like a clumsy dolt!" When Ramón falls, he says, "&*!!@$@! I'll show these dratted skis who's boss!" Why is Ramona more likely than Ramón to give up?

• A) She is a clumsy dolt.
• B) She is less competent at skiing.
• C) She is focused on learning.
• D) She is focused on performance.

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Definitions:

Temporal Associations

The relationship between events in time, often influencing how memories and perceptions are formed.

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying previously encountered information from an array of options.

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in a person remembering information from the beginning of a list better than information presented later.

Phi Phenomenon

The visual trick of seeing ongoing movement in distinct items observed quickly one after the other.