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oliviahorn72

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Tyra is preparing to take a big standardized exam that contains an English portion and a Mathematics portion. Tyra is convinced that she is strong in English, and that she will perform well on the English part of the exam. But she is equally convinced that she is bad at math, and that she will bomb the Mathematics portion. If Tyra has a strong consistency motive, then ____.
 
  a. she will probably try especially hard on the Mathematics portion so that her English and Mathematics scores will end up being as similar as possible
  b. she will probably spend most of her time practicing the English portion, and may not even try that hard on the Mathematics portion so that her expectations will be confirmed
  c. she will probably spend most of her time practicing the English portion in order to feel good about her score and herself
  d. she will probably practice both portions of the exam under strict time limits so that she can get as accurate a sense as possible of what her true score will be

Question 2

The assumption that physically attractive people possess other desirable characteristics is known as the ____ effect.
 
  a. sleeper
  b. pique
  c. receptivity
  d. halo



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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