Analyzing the reasons for why we feel what we do is not always the best strategy for making sense of our feelings. This is because
a. reasons that are easy to verbalize are not always the most influential reasons.
b. self-enhancement motives are more powerful than accuracy motives.
c. we are likely to fall prey to the fundamental attribution error.
d. such introspections can feel paralyzing, and thus negatively affect our mood.
Answer: A
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a. They make opposite predictions. b. They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about others, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about ourselves. c. They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about ourselves, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about others. d. They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about others, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about others AND attributions that we make about ourselves.
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a. in hospitals b. in hospice programs c. in home care programs d. in long-term care facilities e. in retirement centers
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a. two c. six b. four d. twelve
______ can lower stress and improve immune system functioning
a. Neither relaxation training nor breathing exercises b. Relaxation training, but not breathing exercises, c. Breathing exercises, but not relaxation training, d. Both relaxation training and breathing exercises