Question 1

Habits are primarily influenced by the ________________ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Habits are primarily influenced by the ________________...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) focus on mundane, concrete topics 
B) dwell on the person's (usually unhappy)childhood experiences 
C) list or discuss the person's accomplishments-possibly as a "last ditch" effort for the person to show his or her worth 
D) draw comparisons between the person and famous martyrs or celebrities who have committed suicide 
A) focus on mundane, concrete topics 
B) dwell on the person's (usually unhappy)childhood experiences 
C) list or discuss the person's accomplishments-possibly as a "last ditch" effort for the person to show his or her worth 
D) draw comparisons between the person and famous martyrs or celebrities who have committed suicide

Question 3

The term self-regulation essentially refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) self-monitoring 
B) self-control 
C) behaving consistently across time 
D) behaving similarly to other people 
A) self-monitoring 
B) self-control 
C) behaving consistently across time 
D) behaving similarly to other people

Question 4

The so-called "fear of success" theory-the idea that many people fear being too successful at work lest they turn off potential romantic partners-____.

Accepted Answer

A) has generally been discredited 
B) has been proposed as an explanation for self-handicapping 
C) has been supported in research with younger women (those born after 1970), but not supported in research with older women (those born before 1970) 
D) has been supported in research with older women (those born before 1970), but not supported in research with younger women (those born after 1970) 
A) has generally been discredited 
B) has been proposed as an explanation for self-handicapping 
C) has been supported in research with younger women (those born after 1970), but not supported in research with older women (those born before 1970) 
D) has been supported in research with older women (those born before 1970), but not supported in research with younger women (those born after 1970)

Question 5

The so-called "status quo bias" in decision-making refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) want to keep things the way they are instead of changing 
B) want to do whatever it is that other people are doing 
C) place more emphasis on present (immediate)outcomes than on future outcomes 
D) place more emphasis on definite outcomes than on probable outcomes 
A) want to keep things the way they are instead of changing 
B) want to do whatever it is that other people are doing 
C) place more emphasis on present (immediate)outcomes than on future outcomes 
D) place more emphasis on definite outcomes than on probable outcomes

Question 6

Monitoring oneself is one of the key ingredients in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) self-regulation 
B) reactance 
C) entity seeking 
D) temporal discounting 
A) self-regulation 
B) reactance 
C) entity seeking 
D) temporal discounting

Question 7

Research on the planning fallacy indicates that we tend to ____ when making predictions about ourselves and we tend to ____ when making predictions about other people.

Accepted Answer

A) be overly optimistic; be overly optimistic also 
B) be overly optimistic; be realistic 
C) be overly optimistic; be overly pessimistic 
D) be realistic; be overly pessimistic 
A) be overly optimistic; be overly optimistic also 
B) be overly optimistic; be realistic 
C) be overly optimistic; be overly pessimistic 
D) be realistic; be overly pessimistic

Question 8

When making decisions, people often focus too much on the ________________ aspects of the decision and too little on the ________________ aspects of the decision.

Accepted Answer

quantitati

Question 9

Researchers gave people free popcorn at the movies. Some people got fresh popcorn and others got stale popcorn. People rated the fresh popcorn as more pleasant than the stale popcorn ____.

Accepted Answer

A) only if they were in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies 
B) only if they were not in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies 
C) whether or not they were in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies 
D) only if they were not offered popcorn 
A) only if they were in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies 
B) only if they were not in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies 
C) whether or not they were in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies 
D) only if they were not offered popcorn

Question 10

Janie just has to get her paper written for her English class. Even though she is getting married this summer and planning the wedding is more personally important to her, she simply shuts all thoughts of her wedding out of her mind and buckles down to get the paper done. Janie has experienced ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Janie just has to get her paper...

Question 11

What is temporal discounting?

Accepted Answer

A) The tendency for people to forget about the time that will be required to achieve things when setting goals 
B) The tendency for people to place greater weight on the present over the future in decision-making 
C) The tendency for plans to be overly optimistic because the planner does not make allowances for unexpected events 
D) The tendency for people to ignore past or historical events when making decisions 
A) The tendency for people to forget about the time that will be required to achieve things when setting goals 
B) The tendency for people to place greater weight on the present over the future in decision-making 
C) The tendency for plans to be overly optimistic because the planner does not make allowances for unexpected events 
D) The tendency for people to ignore past or historical events when making decisions

Question 12

When people are making choices between two options that differ both qualitatively and quantitatively, they tend to focus on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) quantitative differences primarily 
B) qualitative differences primarily 
C) both quantitative and qualitative differences 
D) what their friends will think 
A) quantitative differences primarily 
B) qualitative differences primarily 
C) both quantitative and qualitative differences 
D) what their friends will think

Question 13

An old advertisement for Dove ice cream bars touted the bars as "sinfully" delicious-so delicious that they should be banned or forbidden. The advertisement, which sought to make the bars seem as attractive to people as possible, was apparently playing on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reactance 
B) the status quo bias 
C) the certainty effect 
D) risk aversion 
A) reactance 
B) the status quo bias 
C) the certainty effect 
D) risk aversion

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

A) realistic; realistic 
B) realistic; optimistic 
C) optimistic; realistic 
D) optimistic; optimistic 
A) realistic; realistic 
B) realistic; optimistic 
C) optimistic; realistic 
D) optimistic; optimistic

Question 15

When human animals rely on meaning to make their choices, they are able to look at meaning ____.

Accepted Answer

A) with clarity, leading to one decision path 
B) as multiple ways of understanding a situation 
C) in purely contractual terms 
D) based purely on moral principles 
A) with clarity, leading to one decision path 
B) as multiple ways of understanding a situation 
C) in purely contractual terms 
D) based purely on moral principles

Question 16

Dr. Mischel is conducting an experiment with young children. He tells each child that they have a choice to make: They can have a cookie right now, OR they can wait ten minutes and get two cookies. It appears that Dr. Mischel is measuring the children's capacity to ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dr. Mischel is conducting an experiment with...

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) entity theory 
B) self-determination theory 
C) action identification theory 
D) the status quo bias 
A) entity theory 
B) self-determination theory 
C) action identification theory 
D) the status quo bias

Question 18

Personal projects, or personal strivings, are also known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) levels of meaning 
B) monitoring 
C) goals 
D) forms of self-reference 
A) levels of meaning 
B) monitoring 
C) goals 
D) forms of self-reference

Question 19

Much of the time, people are interested in keeping their options open rather than making restrictive, final decisions. Two biases that help them avoid making decisions are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the status quo bias and the certainty bias 
B) the omission bias and the certainty bias 
C) temporal discounting and the certainty bias 
D) the status quo bias and the omission bias 
A) the status quo bias and the certainty bias 
B) the omission bias and the certainty bias 
C) temporal discounting and the certainty bias 
D) the status quo bias and the omission bias

Question 20

The so-called Zeigarnik effect helps us to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) remember unfinished tasks, and thus to return to complete them 
B) learn when we have set unrealistic goals for ourselves, and to set more realistic goals in the future 
C) recognize when tasks are too easy or too hard (and therefore a bad match for our ability levels), and to seek out tasks that are more appropriate 
D) assess the pros and cons of a given situation, and to make decisions based on this assessment 
A) remember unfinished tasks, and thus to return to complete them 
B) learn when we have set unrealistic goals for ourselves, and to set more realistic goals in the future 
C) recognize when tasks are too easy or too hard (and therefore a bad match for our ability levels), and to seek out tasks that are more appropriate 
D) assess the pros and cons of a given situation, and to make decisions based on this assessment

Habits are primarily influenced by the ________________ system.

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

The term self-regulation essentially refers to ____.

The so-called "fear of success" theory-the idea that many people fear being too successful at work lest they turn off potential romantic partners-____.

The so-called "status quo bias" in decision-making refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Monitoring oneself is one of the key ingredients in ____.

Research on the planning fallacy indicates that we tend to when making predictions about ourselves and we tend to when making predictions about other people.

When making decisions, people often focus too much on the aspects of the decision and too little on the aspects of the decision.

Researchers gave people free popcorn at the movies. Some people got fresh popcorn and others got stale popcorn. People rated the fresh popcorn as more pleasant than the stale popcorn ____.

What is temporal discounting?

When people are making choices between two options that differ both qualitatively and quantitatively, they tend to focus on ____.

An old advertisement for Dove ice cream bars touted the bars as "sinfully" delicious-so delicious that they should be banned or forbidden. The advertisement, which sought to make the bars seem as attractive to people as possible, was apparently playing on ____.

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.

When human animals rely on meaning to make their choices, they are able to look at meaning ____.

Dr. Mischel is conducting an experiment with young children. He tells each child that they have a choice to make: They can have a cookie right now, OR they can wait ten minutes and get two cookies. It appears that Dr. Mischel is measuring the children's capacity to ________________.

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

Personal projects, or personal strivings, are also known as ____.

Much of the time, people are interested in keeping their options open rather than making restrictive, final decisions. Two biases that help them avoid making decisions are ____.

The so-called Zeigarnik effect helps us to ____.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

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Exam 4: Behavior Control: the Self in Action

Habits are primarily influenced by the ________________ system.

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

The term self-regulation essentially refers to ____.

The so-called "fear of success" theory-the idea that many people fear being too successful at work lest they turn off potential romantic partners-____.

The so-called "status quo bias" in decision-making refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Monitoring oneself is one of the key ingredients in ____.

Research on the planning fallacy indicates that we tend to ____ when making predictions about ourselves and we tend to ____ when making predictions about other people.

When making decisions, people often focus too much on the ________________ aspects of the decision and too little on the ________________ aspects of the decision.

Researchers gave people free popcorn at the movies. Some people got fresh popcorn and others got stale popcorn. People rated the fresh popcorn as more pleasant than the stale popcorn ____.

What is temporal discounting?

When people are making choices between two options that differ both qualitatively and quantitatively, they tend to focus on ____.

An old advertisement for Dove ice cream bars touted the bars as "sinfully" delicious-so delicious that they should be banned or forbidden. The advertisement, which sought to make the bars seem as attractive to people as possible, was apparently playing on ____.

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.

When human animals rely on meaning to make their choices, they are able to look at meaning ____.

Dr. Mischel is conducting an experiment with young children. He tells each child that they have a choice to make: They can have a cookie right now, OR they can wait ten minutes and get two cookies. It appears that Dr. Mischel is measuring the children's capacity to ________________.

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

Personal projects, or personal strivings, are also known as ____.

Much of the time, people are interested in keeping their options open rather than making restrictive, final decisions. Two biases that help them avoid making decisions are ____.

The so-called Zeigarnik effect helps us to ____.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Filters

Research on the planning fallacy indicates that we tend to when making predictions about ourselves and we tend to when making predictions about other people.

When making decisions, people often focus too much on the aspects of the decision and too little on the aspects of the decision.

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.