a. How does the motive to control the environment influence social behaviors?
b. Why are people motivated to maintain their self-esteem?
c. What factors prevent people from reasoning accurately?
d. Why is the whole different from the sum of its parts?
Answer: C
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Conceptual
157. Della is interested in the ways in which romantic partners think about each other. Her research most neatly fits the realm of
a. personality psychology.
b. social cognition.
c. sociology.
d. behaviorism.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Conceptual
158. Aidan is trying to decide who would be the better roommate, Yushi or Lamar. Yushi has lots of money and a flat-screen TV to add to the apartment, but Lamar is really fun to hang out with. Aidan doesn’t know other things, such as how tidy they are or how loud they are at night, but has to make his decision soon. This best illustrates which challenge of accurate social cognition?
a. People usually make emotional decisions.
b. People usually don’t know all of the facts.
c. People are rarely motivated to be accurate.
d. People are more concerned with self-esteem.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives
Skill: Application
159. The authors of your text discuss three snares in peoples’ ability to reason accurately. All of the following are snares in reasoning except
a. People rarely know all of the facts.
b. People are seldom motivated to be accurate.
c. People often lack time or stamina to reason well.
d. People often generalize based on superficial information.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 15
Topic: Where Construals Come From: Basic Human Motives