Kristen saved for over a year so that she could afford a trip to the Super Bowl if her favorite team won the title. She was excited when her team made it to the Super Bowl, but the actual game was fairly boring and Kristen's favorite team lost. Still, when Kristen got back home, she told all her friends about the great time she had at the game. Kristen's attitude about the game she saw can BEST
be explained by
a. ingratiation theory.
b. the matching hypothesis.
c. a self-serving bias.
d. effort justification.
D
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a. yes—when id, ego, and superego have the same goals b. yes—if the superego maintains supreme control over the id and ego c. yes—if the ego maintains supreme control over the id and superego d. no—it's impossible
In so far as the rate of learning is concerned, the most important pairings of the CS and US are those that come _________
a. at the beginning of training b. in the middle of training c. toward the end of training d. at the very end of training