152. The ________ approach portrays humans as akin to Sherlock Holmes, who tries his best to accurately make sense of the facts.
a. esteem enhancement
b. self-esteem
c. social cognition
d. rational-economic
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Conceptual
153. The social cognition approach compares people to amateur
a. detectives.
b. lawyers.
c. artists.
d. accountants.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Conceptual
154. According to social cognition researchers, we sometimes have difficulty making sense of the social world because we
a. are inherently flawed in our reasoning.
b. choose to ignore the relevant facts.
c. ignore simple decisions in favor of complex decisions.
d. lack the stamina to seek out all the relevant facts.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Factual
155. Julia eats granola bars and avoids chocolate bars, even though the granola bars contain 50 percent more fat and 15 percent more sodium than the chocolate bars. According to a social cognition approach, why might that be? Julia
a. is motivated to see herself as a healthy person.
b. is motivated to convince her friends that she is a healthy person.
c. failed to seek out all the relevant facts about the nutritional value of those snacks.
d. needs to justify paying more for the granola bar.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Application
156. Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social cognition researcher?