As a strategy for work motivation, _____ involves establishing specific, difficult but attainable goals rather than simply telling people to do their best in the absence of assigned goals

Elise wants to increase her ability at self-control, such as by spending more time studying. Which of the following is most likely to work?

a. When she is studying, she should try hard to suppress thoughts about the party she could have gone to. b. Just before it is time for her to study, she should do something that requires a lot of concentration, such as a difficult puzzle. c. She should eat a small, sugary snack before studying. d. She should adopt the belief that will power is an unlimited resource.

The monoamine hypothesis of the development of depression focuses on insufficient activity of several neurotransmitters. Although this hypothesis has influenced treatment, it is not without shortcomings as an explanation for depression

What is one of the problems of this hypothesis? a) In some cases, high levels of these neurotransmitters are the actual cause of depression. b) Not all people who suffer depression have all the neurotransmitters thought to be involved in depression. c) Other neurotransmitters such as GABA and acetylcholine appear to be involved in some cases of depression. d) The neurotransmitter levels thought to be involved in depression are actually responding to changes in diet that often accompany depression.