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Social Science Clinic => Psychology => Topic started by: D2AR0N on Jun 22, 2018
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What do social psychology and personality psychology have in common?
a. They both focus on the individual.
b. They both focus on personality traits.
c. They both focus on formative childhood experiences.
d. They both focus on genetic contributions to personality.
Question 2
Consider the following situation: Madeline does very poorly on a term paper she has written. If Madeline is motivated by the need to feel good about herself (the self-esteem approach), what kinds of construals might she make about this?
What will be an ideal response?
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Answer to Question 1
Answer: A
Answer to Question 2
Answer: Madeline would try to make herself feel better about her performance. She may claim that she just did not care that much about the paper. Or, she may claim that the instructor did not grade it fairly. Another possibility is that she will say that she did not try that hard on the paper, and the grade does not really reflect her abilities.