During the NBA Finals, LeBron James misses a foul shot that would have given his team the lead with 10 seconds left in the game. Even though LeBron usually makes those shots during practice, he missed it at a crucial time. Which of the following concepts might help to explain why this happened?

Joel has practiced his difficult violin solo over and over before his performance. He has played it perfectly in his practice room. However, when he performs in public, he makes mistakes due to his anxiety. Joel is a victim of __________.

Erik likes to spend time in a Facebook group devoted to a specific hobby. He looks for ways to irritate other members, posting inflammatory comments and “trolling” the group. He does so because he knows that nobody will ever really identify him, since he uses a fake name online. The fact that he can reduce a sense of personal responsibility by hiding his identity is what social psychologists call __________.

__________ health psychology is a subfield of health psychology that focuses on using knowledge gained by researchers in the field to help promote healthy lifestyles, help people maintain their health, and prevent or treat illness.

According to Lazarus, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to estimate its severity and to determine whether it is a challenge or threat. This evaluation is referred to as a __________.

Khalid has a Type B personality. Which of the following is MOST likely?

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

__________ health psychology is a subfield of health psychology that focuses on using knowledge gained by researchers in the field to help promote healthy lifestyles, help people maintain their health, and prevent or treat illness.

It is time for a game of Jeopardy! The category is “Social Factors That Contribute to Stress.” The revealed answer is “Lack of variety or meaningfulness of work.” What will you say right before the buzzer sounds?

Your neighbor, a social worker, asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for a year. When you refuse, she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo. Your neighbor is using the __________ technique.