When University Students in the United States Walk into a Classroom

question 20

Multiple Choice

When university students in the United States walk into a classroom on the first day, they observe the following facts: there is an adult standing in the front of the classroom with a folder open on a podium and a stack of papers on the desk. They link these facts with the following interpretation: this is the instructor. Linking fact and interpretation in this way is called

• A) assuming.
• B) objectivizing.
• C) hypothesizing.
• D) theorizing.

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Definitions:

Extraversion

A personality trait characterized by outgoingness, high energy, and positive emotions towards social situations.

Eysenck's Theory

Eysenck's Theory is a model of personality that categorizes traits into hierarchies based on biological foundations, emphasizing dimensions of extraversion-introversion, neuroticism-stability, and psychoticism.

Reticular Activation System

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Extraverts

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