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Some authors relate Freud’s personality structure to an iceberg, saying that the __________ is completely submerged in our unconscious. 

Kayla is very undependable and doesn’t accomplish much at her job. She often shows poor ethical judgment and is willing to cut corners to save effort or time. Based on the Big Five model of personality, Kayla would probably score:

Extraverts tend to perform better than introverts after drinking _____________, especially if the task involves ________________________.

A “do your best” goal:

Which of the following is NOT one of the six principles of emotional intelligence (from the “Emotions and Reasoning at Work” reading by Caruso and Salovey):

Incentives can be useful:

For which of the following decisions would an individual benefit greatly from a nudge? A dancer who auditions for a new play or musical every week A CEO who is attempting to determine whether the commodity market will remain volatile in 6 months. The volatility of this market is determined by dozens of complex forces An athlete who has easy access to junk food but is looking to eat healthier Someone traveling to a new country, trying to decide what to eat at a restaurant with ingredients she has never heard of

Tess has been extremely hyperactive for the last three days. She is talkative and has been getting by with only 2 hours of sleep each night. She is making plans to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, even though  she has never actually had any flying lessons. In this case, it is likely that Tess is currently experiencing 

Emotionality is a facet of which personality trait?

As opposed to goal-setting, a destination postcard is particularly useful for motivating _____________ because without it, people tend to think about the future in ___________ terms.