The Cognitive-Affective Variable That Refers to One's Perceived Abilities, Plans

question 40

Multiple Choice

The cognitive-affective variable that refers to one's perceived abilities, plans, and strategies for changing and maintaining one's behavior and internal states is their

• A) goals and values.
• B) competencies and self-regulatory plans.
• C) affects.
• D) expectations and beliefs.

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Definitions:

Five-factor Model

A theory in psychology that describes personality through five broad traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Agreeableness

Agreeableness is a personality trait that reflects a person's tendency to be friendly, compassionate, cooperative, and sympathetic towards others.

Sympathetic

Related to the sympathetic nervous system, which is a section of the autonomic nervous system responsible for triggering the body's "fight or flight" reaction.

Raymond Cattell

A psychologist who made significant contributions to the understanding of personality and intelligence through factor analysis.