A Year 12 Student Who Was Not Accepted into Law

question 92

Multiple Choice

A Year 12 student who was not accepted into law may try business instead. If that fails they might try bookkeeping instead. This example most closely relates to which of the following facts about motivations and goals?

• A) People who do not achieve their goals become frustrated and give up.
• B) People who do not achieve their goals lower their aspirations.
• C) People who do not achieve their goals take on defence mechanisms to protect their self-images.
• D) People who do not achieve their goals consider themselves a failure.

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Definitions:

Presynaptic Activation

The process by which an action potential in a neuron stimulates the release of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic terminal.

Electrical Synapses

A type of synapse in which electrical signals are directly passed from one neuron to another through gap junctions, allowing for rapid communication.

Chemical Synapses

Specialized junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells via chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.

Nervous System

The network of neurons and cells that transmits signals between different parts of the body, coordinating actions and sensory information.