Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 12
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Factual
119. In which of the following examples does the need for accurate information most conflict with the need for self-esteem?
a. Carla has to decide whether to read the detailed red ink comments on the “D” paper she just spent weeks writing.
b. Joy has to decide whether to examine her job review file after receiving a promotion.
c. Isabel has to decide whether to pay attention to her coach’s evaluation of her performance after they have won the semi-final.
d. Troy has to decide whether to read his opening night reviews after the play’s producer has promised that the play will have at least a six-week run.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 12
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Application
120. Several presidents have been given conflicting advice during wartime. Some advisers urged the president to pursue a peaceful solution; others urged him to escalate bombing to overcome the enemy. These presidents did not want to go down in history as the first U.S. president to lose a war, so they have chosen to escalate; thereby prolonging the war. According to your text, this decision was most likely a consequence of the motive to
a. perceive the situation as accurately as possible.
b. save as many lives as possible.
c. justify previous actions.
d. convince the taxpayers that a tax increase was necessary.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 12-13
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Factual
121. What is the take-home message of the authors’ description of the presidents’ decisions to continue and even escalate wars?
a. The need to be accurate and the need to feel good about ourselves are often compatible.
b. The need to be accurate is stronger than the need to feel good about ourselves.
c. The need to be accurate and the need to feel good about ourselves are always in conflict.
d. When we forego accuracy in the interest of feeling good about ourselves, there are sometimes serious consequences.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 12-13
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Conceptual