Controlling One's Attention, Reducing Interfering Thoughts, Avoiding Distractions, and Being

question 99

Multiple Choice

Controlling one's attention, reducing interfering thoughts, avoiding distractions, and being cognitively flexible are elements of:

• A) cognitive control.
• B) hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
• C) postformal operations.
• D) personal fable.

Enhance understanding of mental health resilience in the context of challenges and setbacks.

Understand the developmental tasks associated with different life stages.

Recognize behaviors indicative of unresolved psychosocial crises.

Identify the psychosexual stages of Freud's theory and their impact on behavior.

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Definitions:

Zajonc's Drive

A theory proposing that the mere presence of others can enhance individual performance on simple tasks but hinder it on complex tasks.

Arousal

A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, often associated with increased activity in the central nervous system.

Evaluation Apprehension

The concern or anxiety individuals feel when they know they are being observed and evaluated by others.

Social Facilitation Effects

Describes how the presence of others enhances or improves an individual's performance on simple or well-learned tasks but can impair performance on complex or new tasks.