AP Psy: Unit 9 Progress Check FRQ Please don't spam.

Isabella received an excellent job offer for the position of chief financial officer of her company. This was an opportunity for which she had worked very hard for a long time. It required her to move to another state. Her family and friends were happy for her. However, her partner, whom she had been dating for two years, asked her not to take the job. Over the last few months, Isabella felt like she and her partner were not getting along very well and that their life goals were not aligning. Isabella decided to accept the job offer and break off the relationship with her partner. Although she was saddened by the relationship dissolution, she was excited about the future.

Explain how each of the following concepts may relate to Isabella’s life story.

Cognitive dissonance

Ethnocentrism

Just-world phenomenon

Scapegoat theory

Prefrontal cortex

Howard Gardner’s intelligence theory

Approach-avoidance conflict

It is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. You should present a cogent argument based on your critical analysis of the questions posed, using appropriate psychological terminology.