Jose Is a Ninth-Grader Who Dreams of Becoming a Major

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Multiple Choice

Jose is a ninth-grader who dreams of becoming a Major League baseball player. Because of his _____, Jose will probably practice longer and harder than the other players on his high school softball team.

• A) trait of conscientiousness
• B) extraversion
• C) superiority complex
• D) possible self

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Definitions:

Emotion Regulation

The process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express them.

Seizures

Sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbances in the brain that can cause changes in behavior, movements, feelings, and levels of consciousness.

Thalidomide

A medication that caused birth defects when given to pregnant women in the 1950s and 1960s, now used under strict controls for certain diseases.

Mental Retardation

A term formerly used to describe a condition characterized by significantly below-average intellectual functioning and limitations in areas of daily living, now referred to as intellectual disability.