The Less Control We Perceive Ourselves to Have Over Events

question 119

Multiple Choice

The less control we perceive ourselves to have over events, the more likely we are to become:

• A) motivated
• B) reinforced
• C) despondent
• D) overlearned
• E) underlearned

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Definitions:

Deviant Behavior

Actions or practices that deviate from what is considered normal or acceptable by society, sometimes attracting legal or ethical sanctions.

Crime

An act or the commission of an act that is forbidden, or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law.

Heterosexual Women

Women who are sexually attracted to men.

Gay Women

Women who are romantically and sexually attracted to other women.