Students Who Expect That They Will Be Able to Rebound

question 162

Multiple Choice

Students who expect that they will be able to rebound from a low test score through their own effort and self-discipline most clearly demonstrate

• A) biofeedback.
• B) the faith factor.
• C) an external locus of control.
• D) optimism.

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Definitions:

Parapsychology

A field of study concerned with investigating paranormal and psychic phenomena which fall outside recognized scientific explanations, such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment.

Precognition

The purported psychic ability to see or know about events before they happen, which lacks empirical support in the scientific community.

Clairvoyance

A form of extrasensory perception where individuals claim to gain information about an object, person, location, or physical event through means other than the known human senses.