Amelie Is a First-Year University Student Who Is Living Away

question 6

Multiple Choice

Amelie is a first-year university student who is living away from home for the first time. She is living in a shared room on campus with her roommate, Anita. Though Amelie is very excited to be attending university, and so far she has managed to do well on her exams (usually earning a B+ or A-) , she still gets very anxious at certain times. Anita, on the other hand, is a little more laid back, does not care as much about her grades, and though she does fine on her exams (usually earning a B or B-) , she knows she could do better if she put her mind to it. Even though they did not know each other before becoming roommates, Amelie and Anita have become friends since the beginning of the school year.
-Going into final exams,Anita finds out that if she does not maintain a B+ average,she will lose her entrance scholarship.Choosing between the _________ and the ________ represents an approach-avoidance conflict that might arise after she finds out this information.

• A) boredom of studying; embarrassment of telling her parents she lost her scholarship
• B) victory of achieving good grades; fun she will miss out on while studying
• C) victory of achieving good grades; feeling of success she will get from studying
• D) boredom of studying; fear of failing the course

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