Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Application
126. Given the choice between distorting the world in order to enhance their self-esteem or viewing the world accurately, people often
a. completely distort reality.
b. choose accuracy and thereby suffer from low self-esteem.
c. put a slightly different spin on things in order to feel good about themselves.
d. refuse to make a choice, behaving erratically.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 13
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Factual
127. According to the authors of your text, why do people sometimes construe information to feel good about themselves?
a. Only narcissists do this.
b. They are committing the fundamental attribution error.
c. People have a strong need to maintain their self-esteem.
d. Because it is important to be accurate perceivers of reality.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 13
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Factual
128. According to the authors of your text, people’s evaluations of how good, competent, and decent they are is the definition of
a. self-evaluation.
b. self-efficacy.
c. self-monitoring.
d. self-esteem.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 13
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Factual
129. Jacob was pouring gravy when he dropped the ladle and splattered gravy all over the tablecloth. In order to maintain his self-esteem, Jacob decided that
a. he was a clumsy person.
b. spilling the gravy was embarrassing to his family.
c. the ladle was slippery and anyone would have dropped it.
d. he would be more careful next time.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 13
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives