"Flow" Can Best Be Described as A(n) __________

question 33

Multiple Choice

"Flow" can best be described as a(n) __________.

• A) pleasurable state during which people are so focused on their goal that they lose track of time.
• B) pleasant state of arousal in which a person is focused on the needs of others.
• C) altered state of consciousness in which a person's attention is divided among many tasks.
• D) state in which people are so focused on their goal that they couldn't actually achieve it.

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Features of an experiment that communicate to the participant the experimenter’s hypothesis.

Margin Of Error

A statistic measure of the amount of random sampling error in a survey’s results—for example, a 3% margin of error means that the survey’s result could be 3% lower or 3% higher than the average response—the larger the sample is, the smaller the margin of error is.

Measurement Validity

The extent to which a tool, test, or instrument accurately measures what it is intended to measure.

Freudian Psychoanalysis

A theoretical approach in psychology that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts as the basis of human behavior, developed by Sigmund Freud.