Valerie Is Doing Homework for Her Statistics Class

question 2

Multiple Choice

Valerie is doing homework for her statistics class. When she checks the answer she has just calculated for the problem she has been working on, she finds it is incorrect. She is frustrated, and tells her roommate: "I don't know why I'm even trying, I'll never catch on in this course. I should just give up now." What would Albert Ellis say that Valerie is engaged in?

• A)defensive coping
• B)mental disengagement
• C)reality-based coping
• D)catastrophic thinking

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Definitions:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that reduces the total receivables on the balance sheet to reflect the amount expected not to be collected.

Accounts Receivable-James

An account showing the amount of money owed to a business by a particular customer, James, for products or services that have been delivered or used but not yet paid for.

Initial Write-off

The action of recognizing that a particular asset has lost value and accounting for it as an expense.

Partial Payment

A payment made that is not in full settlement of a debt but is instead a portion of the total amount owed.