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Drivers who have been hospitalized for accidents are |
| | A) | still likely to believe themselves to be safer and more skilled than the average driver. |
| | B) | particularly likely to benefit from lessons in defensive terror management. |
| | C) | less likely to overestimate their life expectancy than they were before the accident. |
| | D) | more likely to be depressed and have low self-esteem than drivers who have never had accidents. |
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We tend to ___________________________ the commonality of our negative behaviors and ___________________________ the commonality of our desirable behaviors. |
| | A) | overestimate; underestimate |
| | B) | underestimate; overestimate |
| | C) | underestimate; underestimate |
| | D) | overestimate; overestimate |
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Compared to others, mildly depressed people are more |
| | A) | prone to terror management. |
| | B) | accurate in their self-appraisals. |
| | C) | susceptible to unrealistic optimism. |
| | D) | prone to cognitive conceit. |
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Which of the following people is exhibiting a self-serving bias in judging his or her group? |
| | A) | Amaryllis, who quits her volunteer position because she believes the organization is not behaving ethically. |
| | B) | Birch, who applies for a transfer because he believes his school is the worst in town. |
| | C) | Wanda, who convinces her husband that they should see a marriage counselor because their marriage is not as solid as most. |
| | D) | Hiram, who confidently predicts that the sales of his firm will double next year, even though sales actually declined this year. |
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Bertram recycles paper at his office, but he believes that most of the people at his company just throw their paper away because don't care about the environment as much as he does. Bertram is showing |
| | A) | false uniqueness. |
| | B) | false consensus. |
| | C) | defensive pessimism. |
| | D) | depression. |
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Self-esteem threats can disrupt relationships when people become jealous of the successes or accomplishments of their |
| | A) | siblings |
| | B) | friends. |
| | C) | romantic partners. |
| | D) | all of these. |
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Research has indicated that most Americans feel |
| | A) | old for their age. |
| | B) | young for their age. |
| | C) | exactly right for their age. |
| | D) | their age until they reach retirement and then report feeling young for their age. |
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College students perceive themselves as far more likely than their classmates to ___________________________ and as far less likely to ___________________________. |
| | A) | draw a good salary; develop a drinking problem |
| | B) | obtain a divorce; own a home |
| | C) | travel to Europe; be happy in their work |
| | D) | become a mental patient; have close friendships |
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The self-serving bias has been explained in terms of |
| | A) | self-presentation. |
| | B) | information processing. |
| | C) | self-esteem motivation. |
| | D) | all of these. |
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DeJon has a big exam in three weeks, and he is worried that he may not do very well, so he is already studying very hard. DeJon is using |
| | A) | terror management. |
| | B) | illusory optimism. |
| | C) | defensive pessimism. |
| | D) | false uniqueness. |
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Judging from the discussion of self-image in the text, people are LEAST likely to see themselves as above average in |
| | A) | leadership ability. |
| | B) | tolerance. |
| | C) | weight. |
| | D) | helpfulness. |
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Those who drink heavily but use seat belts will ______________ the number of other heavy drinkers and _________________ how many other people use seat belts. |
| | A) | overestimate; underestimate |
| | B) | underestimate; overestimate |
| | C) | overestimate; overestimate |
| | D) | underestimate; underestimate |
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The driver's education teacher just showed the class a film that vividly depicted several fatal car crashes caused by inattentive driving. According to Greenberg, Solomon, and Pyszczynski's terror management theory, students in the class will now be more likely than before to |
| | A) | agree that they are not yet very good drivers. |
| | B) | state that they pay more attention than average drivers. |
| | C) | quit driver's education and buy bus passes. |
| | D) | suggest that most drivers are inattentive. |
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People who do not exhibit self-serving bias may tend toward |
| | A) | better than average mental health. |
| | B) | schizophrenia. |
| | C) | above average intelligence. |
| | D) | depression. |
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The author of the text suggests that true humility consists of |
| | A) | moderate self-esteem. |
| | B) | low self-esteem. |
| | C) | self-contempt. |
| | D) | self-forgetfulness. |
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