Someday, Susan Would Like to Participate in a Marathon

question 212

Multiple Choice

Someday, Susan would like to participate in a marathon. Even though she has been an avid long-distance runner for many years, Susan has always been reluctant to sign up for a full marathon because she is usually about 10 pounds overweight. While watching a recent marathon in her city, Susan noticed that a significant number of the participants were also somewhat overweight. Despite their extra pounds, these runners completed the marathon and did so in a respectable amount of time. After seeing this, Susan has decided to go ahead and begin training for her own marathon. This scenario provides an example of:

• A)mastery experiences.
• B)mental imagery.
• C)social modeling.
• D)Thanatos.

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