Exam 4: Choices and Actions

According to the text, 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 inadequate ____.

Many people do not invest in 401K plans or other retirement plans-even though they are not broke, and could afford to put money aside. One explanation for this is the fact that people tend to engage in ____ when making decisions about how to manage their money.

Self-determination theory states that people have an innate need ____.

Habits are largely controlled by the ____ system.

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

According to the text, why is it usually a doomed idea to try to diet when you are under stress?

Movies with "R" ratings tend to be more appealing to children and teens than similar movies with "G" or "PG" ratings. This finding is good evidence of ____.

MOST people show a tendency ____ when making decisions that require tradeoffs.

Failure will most likely produce learned helplessness for ____.

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

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 ____.

Suicidal people tend to focus more on the ____.

The "positive illusions" that characterize most thinking are typically set aside when people set goals for themselves.

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 ____.

William James, the father of American psychology, once wrote: "Thinking is for doing." What did he mean by this?

Pranav provided richly for his family for many years. As he ages, he develops a degenerative illness that threatens the family finances. As an act of kindness to protect them and their financial stability, Pranav most likely commits suicide to ____.

The term ____ refers to the idea that people are distressed by loss of freedom or loss of options, and that they will seek to reclaim or reassert them.

Which statement about free will is BEST supported by your text?

When entity theorists encounter failure, they are more likely to experience learned helplessness than incremental theorists are when they experience failure.

According to ____ theory, when it comes to dating and mating members of the opposite sex, men will take advantage of every opportunity to pass along their genes.