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psychology of personality

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________ refers to awareness and thinking and to specific mental acts such as perceiving, interpreting, remembering, believing, and anticipating   cognition  
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______________ is the process of making sense of, or explaining, events in the world   interpretation  
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people who are field-___________ have an easier time finding objects despite distractions   independent  
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people who are field-___________ are more drawn to subjects such as natural sciences, math, and engineering   independent  
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people who are field-_________ are more drawn to subjects such as social sciences and education   dependent  
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people who are field-__________ are more interpersonally detached   independent  
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people who are field-________ are attentive to social cues and are oriented toward other people   dependent  
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people with an _________ nervous system often have a low pain tolerance   augmented  
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people with a _______ nervous system often have a high pain tolerance, seek stronger stimulation, drink more coffee, smoke more, and have a lower threshold for boredom   reduced  
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what theory states that people have a few key constructs that they habitually apply in interpreting their world   kelly's personal construct theory  
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someone who has learned helplessness might act ______ and _________ when subjected to an unpleasant situation   passive; accepting  
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people with a __________ explanatory style emphasizes internal, stable, and global causes for negative events   pessimistic  
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what trait is associated with seeing personal projects as stressful and difficult?   neuroticism  
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the ____-________ theory refers to one's capability to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated types of performances   self-efficacy  
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What makes a child more likely to become confident about meeting challenges?   a child who is praised for their effort  
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the ___________ view of intelligence refers to how much knowledge a person has acquired relative to others in his or her age cohort   achievement  
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awareness of our own feelings and bodily signals and being able to identify one’s own emotions and make distinctions is one component of _________ intelligence   emotional  
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the ability to regulate emotions, especially negative emotions, and to manage stress is one component of _________ intelligence   emotional  
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the ability to control one’s impulses, such as directing one's attention and effort, delaying gratification, and staying on task toward goals is one component of _________ intelligence   emotional  
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the ability to decode social and emotional cues of others and to empathize is one component of _________ intelligence   emotional  
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the ability to influence and guide others without incurring anger and resentment is one component of _________ intelligence   emotional  
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are there differences in views on intelligence between cultures?   yes  
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what type of intelligence predicts life outcomes besides school/work success?   emotional intelligence  
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