Imagine that friend is always acting more tired than she really is to avoid work. You recognize this as an example of _______ that was provided in lecture.

a. motivational deliberation
b. substitution
c. masking
d. maximization


Ans: d. maximization

Psychology

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Describe the major factors that influence successful persuasion including communicator, audience, and message variables

What will be an ideal response?

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Dissonance research resulted from Festinger's skepticism about the behaviorist approach. In recent years, new researchers have explored alternatives to dissonance explanations for social phenomena

These events illustrate a. that behaviorist folk wisdom and dissonance folk wisdom are incorrect. b. the influence of researchers' personal experiences in shaping their research questions. c. that old theories can inspire new research. d. the shortcomings of science as a cumulative enterprise.

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