A Person with Social Phobia Can Perform a Particular Task

question 102

Multiple Choice

A person with social phobia can perform a particular task when alone but not in front of an audience; according to Barlow's model of anxious apprehension,this is due to

• A)misinterpreting the audience as hostile.
• B)insufficient practice of the task.
• C)the distraction of self-focused attention.
• D)poor interpersonal skills.

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Definitions:

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

A logical fallacy where it is assumed that if one event follows another, the first event caused the second.

Stability

A condition in which national output is growing steadily, with low inflation and full employment of resources.

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

A logical fallacy that suggests a causal relationship because one event followed another in time, even though no causal connection exists.

Ceteris Paribus

A Latin phrase meaning "all other things being equal," used in economics to analyze the effect of one variable on another, holding all other factors constant.