Although We Do Our Best to Choose Situations That Match

question 120

Multiple Choice

Although we do our best to choose situations that match our dispositions,we often end up in circumstances we cannot perfectly predict.Which of the following is an example of this?

• A) A reserved woman selects a small, rural liberal arts college because she does not like crowds and finds a quiet, conforming college atmosphere.
• B) Emotional people do not wish to be parents, but if they become parents, they become less emotional.
• C) Young children trying out for a sports team have a disadvantage if they were born shortly before the birthday cut-off date because older children have better maturity, coordination, and experience. Thus, the younger children play less, a circumstance that may affect the younger children in later years.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Social Learning Theory

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