Shanda Is Afraid of Failing One of Her Final Exams

question 43

Multiple Choice

Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams, primarily because she thinks the professor gives hard exams, so no matter how much studying she does, it won't matter. Cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda:

• A) has an external locus of control.
• B) has an internal locus of control.
• C) has an introverted personality.
• D) has an extraverted personality.

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Definitions:

Selectively Permeable Membrane

A membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and occasionally specialized processes, crucial in maintaining the cell environment.

Osmosis

The movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to one of higher concentration.

Protein

Large biomolecules, or macromolecules, composed of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, crucial for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.

Malpighian Tubules

Excretory structures in certain arthropods like insects and spiders, involved in the removal of waste materials.