Alex is unsure he will be successful in the upcoming management training program. He thinks he might not have the right educational and experiential background to do well in the training. Alex is demonstrating .

Alex is demonstrating unsure and low self esteem.

Explanation:

answer: musical connotation

leonard b. meyer (1918-2007) was an american composer, author and philosopher. his work emotion and meaning in music is perhaps the first major treatise on music. it is a philosophical and psychological work, greatly influenced by koffka (one of the major proponents of gestalt psychology). his work deals with the problem of musical meaning and musical communication.