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Trait Theories, Social-Cognitive Theories, and the Self

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show personality inventories  
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show neuroticism  
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Johnson refuses to take reasonable precautions h is health because he believes good health is just a matter of luck anyway. Johnson's attitude best illustrates what?   show
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show a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act  
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What are personality inventories?   show
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What is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?   show
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What is an empirically derived test?   show
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What is the social-cognitive perspective?   show
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show the interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment that shapes personality  
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What is personal control?   show
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show the perception that your fate is determined by forces not under personal control  
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What is internal locus of control?   show
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show the ability to control impulses and delay gratification  
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What is learned helplessness?   show
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show the scientific study of optimal human functioning focusing on positive emotions, positive character traits, and enabling institutions.  
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What is "self" in contemporary psychology?   show
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show the tendency of people to overestimate the extent to which other people are noticing and evaluating their appearance, performance, and blunders  
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show refers to an individual's feeling of self-worth  
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What is self-serving bias?   show
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show excessive self-love and self-absorption  
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James attributes his failing grade in chemistry to an unfair final exam. His attitude exemplifies what?   show
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show introvert  
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Isaiah is sober and reserved; Rashid is fun-loving and affectionate. The Eysencks would say that Isaiah _________ and Rashid ___________.   show
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