Question 1

When is the best time for a person to try to quit a habit like smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  when their job is most stressful 
B)  when they are traveling on vacation 
C)  when they are traveling for work 
D)  when their marriage is breaking up 
A)  when their job is most stressful 
B)  when they are traveling on vacation 
C)  when they are traveling for work 
D)  when their marriage is breaking up B

Question 2

People who are suicidal tend to be ____ in self-awareness and ____ in emotionality.

Accepted Answer

A)  low; low 
B)  low; high 
C)  high; low 
D)  high; high 
A)  low; low 
B)  low; high 
C)  high; low 
D)  high; high C

Question 3

Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to ____, while the conscious system ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  keep track of and initiate specific goals; revises plans when goals are blocked 
B)  assess progress; carries out the plans 
C)  evaluate opportunities that are in line with goals; acts on plans associated with these goals 
D)  monitor whether or not progress through the hierarchy is satisfactory; initiates new goals 
A)  keep track of and initiate specific goals; revises plans when goals are blocked 
B)  assess progress; carries out the plans 
C)  evaluate opportunities that are in line with goals; acts on plans associated with these goals 
D)  monitor whether or not progress through the hierarchy is satisfactory; initiates new goals A

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ________________ is used to describe...

Question 5

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 6

According to ________________ theory, most people need to feel at least some degree of autonomy and internal motivation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to ________________ theory, most people need...

Question 7

What factors tend to promote decision avoidance?

Accepted Answer

a.The status quo bias promotes decision

Question 8

The so-called Zeigarnik effect refers to the tendency for people ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  to experience automatic, intrusive thoughts about a goal when pursuit of that goal has been interrupted 
B)  to make overly optimistic plans, failing to make allowances for unexpected events or problems 
C)  to feel relatively less stress or suffering when they think that they have the option of escaping from a situation (compared to when they think they do not have the option of escaping) 
D)  to give greater weight to potential losses than to potential gains when making decisions 
A)  to experience automatic, intrusive thoughts about a goal when pursuit of that goal has been interrupted 
B)  to make overly optimistic plans, failing to make allowances for unexpected events or problems 
C)  to feel relatively less stress or suffering when they think that they have the option of escaping from a situation (compared to when they think they do not have the option of escaping) 
D)  to give greater weight to potential losses than to potential gains when making decisions

Question 9

The so-called "certainty effect" in decision-making refers to tendency for people to give greater weight to ____ than to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  definite outcomes; probabilities 
B)  possible positive outcomes; possible negative outcomes 
C)  immediate (soon-to-happen) outcomes; future (far off) outcomes 
D)  common outcomes; rare outcomes 
A)  definite outcomes; probabilities 
B)  possible positive outcomes; possible negative outcomes 
C)  immediate (soon-to-happen) outcomes; future (far off) outcomes 
D)  common outcomes; rare outcomes

Question 10

According to the text, which of the following may best describe the relationship between habits and goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Habits are vestiges of past efforts at pursuing goals. 
B)  Habits are generally opposed to one's goals. 
C)  Habits are irrelevant to goals. 
D)  Habits are the result of setting unrealistic goals. 
A)  Habits are vestiges of past efforts at pursuing goals. 
B)  Habits are generally opposed to one's goals. 
C)  Habits are irrelevant to goals. 
D)  Habits are the result of setting unrealistic goals.

Question 11

Compared to incremental theorists, entity theorists show a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  stronger preference for doing things at which they are good 
B)  greater interest in receiving feedback from others (regardless of whether it is positive or negative) 
C)  greater interest in practicing things that they are not so good at 
D)  tendency to prefer hard, challenging tasks to easy tasks 
A)  stronger preference for doing things at which they are good 
B)  greater interest in receiving feedback from others (regardless of whether it is positive or negative) 
C)  greater interest in practicing things that they are not so good at 
D)  tendency to prefer hard, challenging tasks to easy tasks

Question 12

Suppose that Peter hates his job as a medical assistant. Research on the panic button effect would suggest that Peter would hate his job less if ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  he felt that could quit at any time and get a different job 
B)  he thought about how much unhappier he would be if he lost his job and became homeless 
C)  he considered how much his job helped to relieve people's stress and discomfort 
D)  he thought about how he would feel if he were rushed to the hospital and there was no one there to help him 
A)  he felt that could quit at any time and get a different job 
B)  he thought about how much unhappier he would be if he lost his job and became homeless 
C)  he considered how much his job helped to relieve people's stress and discomfort 
D)  he thought about how he would feel if he were rushed to the hospital and there was no one there to help him

Question 13

The experience of learned helplessness is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to occur for an entity theorist than an incremental theorist 
B)  more likely to occur for an incremental theorist than an entity theorist 
C)  pleasant for an entity theorist, but unpleasant for an incremental theorist 
D)  unpleasant for an entity theorist, but pleasant for an incremental theorist 
A)  more likely to occur for an entity theorist than an incremental theorist 
B)  more likely to occur for an incremental theorist than an entity theorist 
C)  pleasant for an entity theorist, but unpleasant for an incremental theorist 
D)  unpleasant for an entity theorist, but pleasant for an incremental theorist

Question 14

When a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness ____ is said to have occurred.

Accepted Answer

A)  goal shielding 
B)  self-regulation 
C)  tradeoffs 
D)  monitoring 
A)  goal shielding 
B)  self-regulation 
C)  tradeoffs 
D)  monitoring

Question 15

According to the textbook, children's capacity to delay gratification is increased when ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they do not have to look at the desired object 
B)  they are with other children who weaken and give in to temptation 
C)  they are distracted 
D)  they have already weakened and given in to temptation once 
A)  they do not have to look at the desired object 
B)  they are with other children who weaken and give in to temptation 
C)  they are distracted 
D)  they have already weakened and given in to temptation once

Question 16

Realizing that the due date for several rather substantial research papers was approaching, Rob decides that he ought to get to work. However, somehow, whenever he sits down to work, he finds himself playing games, surfing the web, checking his Facebook, or doing just about anything other than working. In terms of the TOTE approach, Rob is having trouble with the ____ phase.

Accepted Answer

A)  initial test 
B)  operate 
C)  retest 
D)  exit 
A)  initial test 
B)  operate 
C)  retest 
D)  exit

Question 17

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 18

Research suggests that dieters are most successful in losing weight ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  when they are under high levels of stress and keep careful track of their eating behavior 
B)  when they are under high levels of stress and eat "naturally" (i.e., do not keep careful track of their eating behavior) 
C)  when they are under low levels of stress and keep careful track of their eating behavior 
D)  when they are under normal levels of stress and eat "naturally" (i.e., do not keep careful track of their eating behavior) 
A)  when they are under high levels of stress and keep careful track of their eating behavior 
B)  when they are under high levels of stress and eat "naturally" (i.e., do not keep careful track of their eating behavior) 
C)  when they are under low levels of stress and keep careful track of their eating behavior 
D)  when they are under normal levels of stress and eat "naturally" (i.e., do not keep careful track of their eating behavior)

Question 19

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 20

Suicide often ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  involves an automatic-versus-deliberate conflict 
B)  fits the now-versus-future trade-off pattern 
C)  involves the goals-versus-intention dilemma 
D)  fits a temporal-versus-certainty cycle 
A)  involves an automatic-versus-deliberate conflict 
B)  fits the now-versus-future trade-off pattern 
C)  involves the goals-versus-intention dilemma 
D)  fits a temporal-versus-certainty cycle

When is the best time for a person to try to quit a habit like smoking?

People who are suicidal tend to be in self-awareness and in emotionality.

Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to , while the conscious system .

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

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

According to ________________ theory, most people need to feel at least some degree of autonomy and internal motivation.

What factors tend to promote decision avoidance?

The so-called Zeigarnik effect refers to the tendency for people ____.

The so-called "certainty effect" in decision-making refers to tendency for people to give greater weight to than to .

According to the text, which of the following may best describe the relationship between habits and goals?

Compared to incremental theorists, entity theorists show a ____.

Suppose that Peter hates his job as a medical assistant. Research on the panic button effect would suggest that Peter would hate his job less if ____.

The experience of learned helplessness is ____.

When a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness ____ is said to have occurred.

According to the textbook, children's capacity to delay gratification is increased when ____.

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 ________________.

Research suggests that dieters are most successful in losing weight ____.

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 ____.

Suicide often ____.

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When is the best time for a person to try to quit a habit like smoking?

People who are suicidal tend to be ____ in self-awareness and ____ in emotionality.

Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to ____, while the conscious system ____.

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

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

According to ________________ theory, most people need to feel at least some degree of autonomy and internal motivation.

What factors tend to promote decision avoidance?

The so-called Zeigarnik effect refers to the tendency for people ____.

The so-called "certainty effect" in decision-making refers to tendency for people to give greater weight to ____ than to ____.

According to the text, which of the following may best describe the relationship between habits and goals?

Compared to incremental theorists, entity theorists show a ____.

Suppose that Peter hates his job as a medical assistant. Research on the panic button effect would suggest that Peter would hate his job less if ____.

The experience of learned helplessness is ____.

When a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness ____ is said to have occurred.

According to the textbook, children's capacity to delay gratification is increased when ____.

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 ________________.

Research suggests that dieters are most successful in losing weight ____.

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 ____.

Suicide often ____.

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 What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters

People who are suicidal tend to be in self-awareness and in emotionality.

Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to , while the conscious system .

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

The so-called "certainty effect" in decision-making refers to tendency for people to give greater weight to than to .