Marisol blamed her professor for failing her midterm. She failed to realize that her two hours of studying, her lack of sleep, and late partying all week would better explain her results. This is an example of

Which of the following best captures the fact that only a fraction of young women exposed to media messages about thinness become anorexic?

a. attribution theory b. the behavioral model c. preparedness theory d. social learning theory e. the diathesis-stress model

Miley has noticed that her 80 year old father has become much more religious recently. She speculates that her father has become more aware of his mortality as he has aged, and that his newfound spirituality is his way of reducing his fear of death

Miley's explanation of her father's behavior is an example of A) mortality denial theory. B) the mortality hypothesis. C) terror management theory. D) fear sublimation theory.