Tamara Is Anxious When She Arrives for Her First Day

question 15

Multiple Choice

Tamara is anxious when she arrives for her first day in a new office.She mentally rehearses introducing herself,so when someone asks "Where are you from?" Tamara accidentally replies,"I'm Tamara." Later that afternoon,Tamara overhears someone say,"The new girl doesn't seem that smart." Because she knows she's extremely smart,Tamara isn't upset,but she is embarrassed.Her coworker has

• A) used the peripheral route of persuasion.
• B) experienced cognitive dissonance.
• C) made a fundamental attribution error.
• D) used an internal locus of control.

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Definitions:

Co-sleeping

The practice of parents and young children sleeping in close proximity to each other, usually in the same bed.

Helplessness

A state of incapacity or inability to act or improve one's situation, often leading to feelings of powerlessness.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive electrical signals from other neurons, playing a critical role in the transmission of neural information.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.