Research indicates that ____ and ____ are two main motivations underlying the self-serving bias
a. self-enhancement; self-presentation
b. self-enhancement; consistency
c. self-presentation; social comparison
d. consistency; social comparison
A
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Which of the following students has the most accurate understanding about the internalization of gender stereotypes?
a. Shirin: "Neither males nor females believe that they have characteristics that are typical of their own gender.". b. Sam: "The social setting influences whether people say that they would act in a stereotypical fashion.". c. Abdul: "People tend to have a consistent gender identity that persists in a wide variety of social settings.". d. Lucia: "Contrary to expectations, men are likely to incorporate feminine characteristics; women seldom incorporate masculine characteristics.".
Epidemiological researchers who are trying to measure the number of 25-year-olds who are depressed should ideally ask
a. people who are 25 at the time to report on their current symptoms. b. people who are 26 at the time to report on symptoms from 1 year ago. c. people who are 30 at the time to report on symptoms from 5 years ago. d. an equal number from each of the above groups.
Which type of therapy emphasizes the importance of the therapist's attitude of acceptance and empathic understanding of the client?
a. rational-emotive therapy b. psychoanalytic therapy c. person-centered therapy d. gestalt therapy
According to studies discussed in the text, one consequence of analyzing or generating reasons for their attitudes is that people will
a. change their attitudes to bring them in line with the reasons. b. change their list of reasons to bring them in line with their attitudes. c. become self-aware and hold less positive attitudes. d. alter their behaviors to correspond to their original attitudes.