Joe Has a Big Spanish Exam Coming Up Next Week

question 34

Multiple Choice

Joe has a big Spanish exam coming up next week. Will it help him if he visualizes himself "acing" the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

• A) Neither of these things will help him.
• B) Both of these things will help him about equally.
• C) Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself acing the exam (the true end goal) will help more than visualizing himself studying really hard.
• D) Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself studying really hard (which will likely lead to him actually studying harder) will help more than visualizing himself acing the exam.

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