It Is the Night Before Your Dissertation Defense, and You

question 5

Multiple Choice

It is the night before your dissertation defense, and you want your advisor to judge your presentation favorably. In order to increase your advisor's propensity to like your presentation, which of the following is most likely to be true?

• A) You want your advisor to be in a state of high arousal
• B) You want your advisor to be in a cheerful mood
• C) You want your advisor to be in a mood congruent to your own
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Zuckerman

Refers to Marvin Zuckerman, a psychologist known for his research on sensation seeking, a personality trait characterized by the search for experiences and feelings that are varied, novel, complex, and intense.

Self-Efficacy

A person's belief in their ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task, central to Bandura's theory of social learning.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept referring to an individual's belief about how much control they have over the events in their life.

Bandura

Albert Bandura, a prominent psychologist recognized for his social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and reciprocal determinism in behavior.