Exam 4: Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

When people make multiple demands upon themselves (when they must complete or persist at multiple tasks), their capacity for change (their willpower)sometimes seems to get "used up." Research shows that in fact, ____.

The standards against which people compare themselves ____ supplied by culture and ____.

Suppose that you went out on two dates with someone from one of your classes. You were not crazy about the person, but you did not dislike the person either. You thought that you would just wait and see how things turned out. Surprisingly, however, the person sent you an e-mail after your second date and wrote: "I just don't think we have good chemistry, but it was nice meeting you! Sayonara!" All of a sudden, the person becomes much more attractive to you. You wonder what you did wrong, and you strategize about how to get another chance. You are MOST likely experiencing ____.

When a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness, ____ is said to have occurred.

Effective self-regulation involves ____.

People would make better decisions if they focused more on the quantitative aspects than the qualitative aspects of the decision.

Failure will MOST likely produce learned helplessness for ____.

Which of the following statements would be MOST likely to appear in a suicide note?

Jonah is in his psychology class and has just gotten his third exam score back. It's an "F" again! He has not passed one single exam this semester. He decides to quit studying for the class since it has not seemed to help much. Jonah is exhibiting ____.

Suicide typically starts with some discrepancy between ____.

Self-determination theory states that people have an innate need to ____.

Compared to incremental theorists, entity theorists show a ____.

Perhaps the MOST widely recognized and important factor that interferes with successful monitoring (and thereby undermines successful self-regulation)is ____.

If Allison believes that intelligence is something that you are "just born with," then it would be correct to say that she is an entity theorist.

Suppose that an annoying co-worker is always trying to get you involved in the company's athletic activities-bowling, softball, corporate Olympics, even fantasy football leagues and March Madness betting pools. Research on the panic button effect suggests that you would be less troubled by this person if ____.

Why is self-control frequently needed to break habits? Explain with an example.

Research on decision making indicates that people tend to place more weight on possible gains than on possible losses when considering the pros and cons of a particular choice.

Without ________________, self-regulation would be difficult, if not impossible.

Suicide often ____.

When young adults are asked to list their goals and personal projects, the average list contains ____.