Fiske and Taylor (1984) describe human beings as ‘cognitive misers’. By this they meant that:
a. we try hard not to reveal to others what we are thinking
b. we expend as little effort as necessary to make judgments about people
c. we give very little thought about the existence of others
d. we try to make decisions about issues as quickly as possible
e. we would rather not waste time thinking about trivial issues
Ans: b
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