Exam 4: Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Which themes best explain decision avoidance?

The status quo bias is one form of ____ in decision-making.

Angelo has mild autism spectrum disorder and participates in an applied behavioral analysis program. Each day in school, he is allowed to decide the order in which he will work on his tasks-although the day's tasks have been selected for him- and which of several possible rewards he would like when he has completed each task. This approach is MOST consistent with ____.

Suicide often fits the ________________ pattern that is viewed as a common tradeoff in human decision making.

Even though Mildred knows that her relationship with her boyfriend is in trouble, she decides not to do anything about it (i.e., she will simply let the relationship fall to pieces). Social psychologists would say that her decision to do nothing reflects ____.

In social psychology, the "belief that one's own project will proceed as planned, even while knowing that the vast majority of similar projects have run late" is known as the ____.

Both reactance theory and self-determination theory suggest that a sense of ________________ is important to people and that they will strive to achieve it.

The ________________ suggests that even a false belief that one can exert control over events makes them more bearable.

Research on entity and incremental theorists has shown that, compared to Japanese athletes, American athletes are more likely to be ____ theorists and are thus more likely to view their athletic skills as ____.

Recent research has demonstrated that men and women perceive certain behaviors differently: Men are more likely than women to assume that an innocent smile is a sign of flirtation, while women are more likely than men to assume that blatant flirtation is merely a sign of friendliness. These research findings are MOST consistent with ____.

The ability to make immediate sacrifices for later rewards is known as ____.

Ursula believes that traits and abilities as fixed at birth and remain the same no matter what. By contrast, Yuri believes that people develop their traits and abilities across time, and that they can become better and better with practice. Social psychologists would say that Ursula is a(n)____ while Yuri is a(n)____.

Many of the problems that afflict people in modern society-such as drug addictions, anger management problems, obesity, sexually transmitted diseases, and crime-involve some component of an inadequate ____.

Research indicates that when people are setting goals, they tend to think in a(n)____ way, and when they are pursuing or striving for goals, they to think in a(n)____ way.

People who have suicidal tendencies tend to be ____.

Research on positive illusions and goal-setting indicates that ____.

The two main drawbacks of plans are that ____ and ____.

Suicidal people tend to focus more on the ____.

Which individual is LEAST likely to experience effective  goal shielding?

Closing one's eyes, so one does not need to look at a desired (but forbidden)object, is a good way to increase one's ____.