The question, "How has it happened that the social sciences view...human strengths and virtues...while weakness and negative motivations...are viewed as authentic?" was asked by ____

The major goal of insight therapies is to give people

a. feedback from their biologically controlled responses. b. help in understanding perceptual processes. c. basic training in observational learning and practice. d. clearer understanding of their feelings, thoughts, and motives. e. impetus to confront their own experiences and emotional baggage.

When Amanda succeeds, her mother says, "You're so smart!" This type of praise might lead Amanda to

A) exert more effort when faced with a challenge. B) question her competence in the face of failure. C) focus on learning rather than performance. D) pay little attention to her academic achievements.