Exam 4: Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

A mother asks her toddler if he would rather have ice cream right now or wait for two hours and have both ice cream and a milkshake. In this scenario, the mother is testing her toddler's capacity ________________.

Jacopo has a long-term goal of becoming a neurologist. At the moment, though, he is only seven years old. He therefore also has several "stepping stone goals" (finishing high school, going to college, going to medical school, etc.). Given this information, we can say that Jacopo has a complete ____.

Rachel has taken French for years and is very good at it. Nonetheless, she just enrolled in Intermediate French (which will be easy for her)rather than Advanced French (which will be challenging but not impossible). It is probably safe to assume that Rachel ____.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about goals?

The purpose of goal shielding is to ____.

Research shows that when people leave suicide notes, the notes tend to ____.

Social psychologists use the term ____ to refer to the self's capacity to alter its own responses.

What is the TOTE model? Provide an example.

In decision making, the tendency for people to place greater weight on the present than the future is known as ____.

Self-regulation involves monitoring your behavior, ____, and adjusting your behavior accordingly.

The idea that at least some of our activities must be motivated by inner drives and choices, rather than by external factors, reflects ____.

People tend to say that they would prefer to have $1000 today rather than $1200 two weeks from now-even though, logically, they would be better off with the $1200 in two weeks. The phenomenon underlying this tendency is known as ____.

Aimee is moving to a new state and has looked at numerous houses. She is avoiding making a decision on which house to purchase because she thinks that once she chooses, she may find a better house that she would like even more. Which of the following best explains Aimee's decision avoidance?

Joe has an important Spanish exam next week. Would it help him if he visualizes himself acing the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

The third ingredient of self-regulation is the ________________.

Margaret has to choose between two apartments. One apartment is bright and airy but is also more expensive. The other is neither bright nor airy but is much cheaper than the other apartment. Which apartment should Margaret choose and why?

Adam and his friend, Rachel, are having dinner at a restaurant. After finishing their meal, Adam tells Rachel that the waitress serving them was flirting with him all evening. Rachel disagrees with him and says that she was just being friendly. The difference in interpretation between Rachel and Adam can best be attributed to ____.

Research on habits shows that ____.

Martina is studying for her calculus exam.  She needs to write a paper for another class, too, but while she is studying for her calculus class, her mind shuts off the paper so that she can focus on her math.  Martina is experiencing ____.

Of the following people, who is at the greatest risk for suicide?