M55 Reading Check

Selection of moderately challenging tasks characterizes the behavior of people who have a...

• fear of failing.

• high need for achievement.

• fear of success.

• low need for achievement.

• inferiority complex.

During Junior High, the typical student is preoccupied with making friends. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following needs is he or she satisfying?

• fundamental needs

• safety needs

• love and belonging needs

• esteem needs

• self-actualization

When asked, "What is it that makes your life meaningful," people are most likely to answer...

• money.

• close relationships.

• a satisfying career.

• an average level of intelligence.

• a skill such as cooking, or a talent such as playing an instrument.

Peyton sits by herself most days at lunch because her friends are refusing to speak to her. Her friends are demonstrating...

• grit.

• narcissism.

• empathy.

• positive reinforcement.

• ostracism.

Researchers studying the relationship between heavy internet use (social networking) and grades have found that...

• low use is positively correlated with grades.

• high use is positively correlated with grades.

• high use is negatively correlated with grades.

• an illusory correlation exists between internet use and grades.

• no correlation exists between these two variables.