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berenicecastro

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Paul assumes that his adolescent son shares his values of hard work and financial frugality. Yet his son drifts from job to job, spending all the money he earns. In his assumptions, Paul is demonstrating
 
  the dual-process model of thinking.
  egocentrism.
  the sunk cost fallacy.
  analytic thought.

Question 2

Most adolescents know that smoking is harmful to their health. Why might they take up smoking in spite of this knowledge?
 
  They are guilty of the sunk cost fallacy.
  Logic does not always feel right.
  They want to rebel against their parents.
  It will gain them acceptance into a peer group.


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mammy1697

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

egocentrism.

Answer to Question 2

It will gain them acceptance into a peer group.


berenicecastro

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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