Research suggests that when athletes who are preparing for a big game visualize themselves training really hard for the game, they ____; when they visualize themselves actually winning the game, they ____.
a. tend to actually train less than usual and thus perform worse; in fact perform better
b. tend to actually train less than usual and thus perform worse; also actually tend to perform worse
c. tend to train harder than usual and thus perform better; in fact tend to perform worse
d. tend to train harder than usual and thus perform better; also tend to perform a little better
Question 2
As discussed in the text, the sociologist Phil Kunz once performed a study in which he sent 578 Christmas cards to a sample of complete strangers living in Chicago, Illinois. What happened?
a. Almost none of them sent him a card in return, since they didn't know who he was. However, a small but significant minority ( 8) were apparently very upset with the researcher.
b. The vast majority of them ( 95) actually sent him a card in return or telephoned him to try to find out who he was.
c. A significant minority of them ( 20) actually acted as though they knew who he was and sent him a card in return.
d. Essentially, nothingalthough he did receive a handful of cards (three or four) from people who probably mistakenly thought they knew who he was.
A young Lipizzan at the Spanish Riding School in training equipment, wearing saddle, bridle and long
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