Joey Put a Quarter in the Gumball Machine Only to Find

question 149

Multiple Choice

Joey put a quarter in the gumball machine only to find that the machine was not working.He continued to turn the dial on the machine in the hope that he would retrieve a gumball.Joey's behavior is called ________.

• A)persistence
• B)increasing efforts
• C)varying efforts
• D)aggression

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Definitions:

Pessimists

Individuals who tend to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.

Catharsis

Catharsis is the process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions, often through expressing these emotions in a controlled environment.

Aggressive Urges

Feelings or desires that drive an individual to act or think in a forceful, hostile, or harmful way.

Angry Expressions

Facial or bodily gestures that convey anger, a basic human emotion that involves a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.