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imowrer

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Which of the following is true about social tuning?
 
  a. People decide consciously about whether to agree with someone else's attitudes.
  b. People will adopt someone else's attitudes only if they largely agree with that position to start with.
  c. People are especially likely to adopt someone else's attitudes when they want to get along with that person.
  d. Members of Western cultures are more likely to engage in social tuning than members of East Asian cultures.

Question 2

One afternoon at work Rachel has a meeting with her boss, who is wearing the silliest-looking outfit Rachel has ever seen.
 
  Rachel is tempted to laugh and make fun of her boss, but she knows this would be a bad idea. Under which of the following conditions would Rachel be most likely to resist the temptation to make fun of her boss?
  a. Rachel spent all morning writing a difficult report.
  b. Rachel spent all morning writing a difficult report, but she believes that willpower is an unlimited resource and that she thus has a lot of it.
  c. Rachel says to herself over and over, Don't think about the boss's outfit
  d. Rachel is on a diet and skipped lunch that day, even though someone brought in pizza to share.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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