Two Students Are Taking a Physics Test

question 96

Multiple Choice

Two students are taking a physics test.The optimistic student expects to get an A,while the pessimistic student expects to get a C.When the test results are determined,it happens that they both received Bs.Which outcome is most likely?

• A)the optimistic student will be happy with her grade.
• B)the pessimistic student will be happy with her grade.
• C)The optimistic student will lower her expectations for the next test.
• D)The pessimistic student will raise her expectations for the next test.

Recognize the characteristics of work engagement and its importance to organizational success.

Understand and identify strategies for dealing with stress and enhancing employee well-being.

Define abusive supervision and its implications for employee morale and productivity.

Recognize the role of defense mechanisms and problem-solving in managing stress.

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Definitions:

Psychological Types

According to Carl Jung, these are distinct patterns of personality that arise from the interplay of conscious and unconscious dynamics, including attitudes (introversion/extraversion) and functions (thinking, feeling, sensing, and intuiting).

Disagreements

Occurrences of divergent views, opinions, or arguments between individuals or groups.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist from Austria who established psychoanalysis as a method for addressing mental disorders through conversational therapy between a psychoanalyst and their patient.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for concepts like the collective unconscious, archetypes, and psychological types.