Exam 4: Behavior Control: the Self in Action

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 most reflects ____.

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

Because attending college involves the ability to make immediate sacrifices for later rewards, it is sometimes thought of as a very long exercise in ____.

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

Does having goals actually help people to achieve things? Does it matter if the goals are broad (e.g., "getting a good education")rather than narrow (e.g., "getting a good grade on a specific assignment")?

The term ________________ is used to describe active self-awareness, monitoring of one's behavior, and comparison of one's behaviors to standards.

Among humans, greater freedom is associated with ____.

Your friend wants to break the habit of overeating. What suggestions might you give her?

Joe has a big Spanish exam coming up next week. Will it help him if he visualizes himself "acing" the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

Most research focuses on the ____ step of decision-making, which involves ____.

____ occurs when people think they will fail so they quit trying to succeed.

When people make multiple demands upon themselves (when they must complete or persist at multiple tasks), their capacity for change (their willpower)sometimes seems to get "used up." Research shows that in fact, ____.

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 ____ theory.

Research on entity and incremental theorists has shown that they tend to make different kinds of attributions for other people's behaviors. Specifically, compared to entity theorists, incremental theorists tend to make more ____, for example suggesting that others' behaviors are the result of ____.

Which statement most accurately describes how humans differ from other animals in terms of goals?

According to self-determination theory, people who act based on ____ are freer than others.

When people make short-range decisions (e.g., what they are going to do that week)rather than long-range decisions (e.g., decisions about things that are far off in the future), they tend to focus more on ____.

Monitoring is one of the key components of self-regulation.

Research on suicide among humans and non-human animals has shown that ____.

What theme(s)best explain decision avoidance?