Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Blink, usually refers to our immediate, intuitive reactions to short segments of experience as

Gloria says that it relieves the pain in her broken finger when she takes a multivitamin. Her mother taught her this trick. Jeff says it's all in her head. He is correct because _____

a) multivitamins can't relieve pain. b) Gloria's mother made this up. c) the placebo effect causes brain changes. d) multivitamins increase the availability of endorphins.

Adolescents high in self-efficacy may

A) exert less effort and show less persistence when faced with challenging tasks. B) be at risk for low self-esteem. C) exert more effort and show more persistence when faced with challenging tasks. D) be at risk for low academic achievement.