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.

Identify and match personality traits with specific behaviors or emotional outcomes.

Understand the components and significance of the Big Five personality traits.

Recognize how specific traits influence interpersonal interactions and individual well-being.

Apply knowledge of personality traits to explain aspects of human behavior.

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Definitions:

Central Executive

A component of working memory model that is responsible for the control and regulation of cognitive processes.

Hypothetical

Pertains to something that is supposed or assumed to be true or possible for the sake of argument or investigation.

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness.

Memory Storage

The process of maintaining information over time and across varying conditions, a fundamental aspect of the human cognitive system.