A __________ is a stimulus – an event, a person, an object, a situation – that we perceive as threatening and/or challenging

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half hearted attempts to solve new problems, even when the new problems can be solved easily. This behavior is probably due to ______

a) learned helplessness b) contingency blocking c) latent learning d) response generalization

According to Havighurst, which of the following is a developmental task most commonly associated with middle age?

a. taking on civic responsibility b. adjusting to death of a spouse c. developing leisure-time activities d. establishing satisfactory living arrangements