Author Question: Cecile is very aware that, as a French woman, she brings certain assumptions to the table--she tends ... (Read 54 times)

TFauchery · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Cecile is very aware that, as a French woman, she brings certain assumptions to the table--she tends to be more liberal both politically and socially. She is also aware that her coworker, who was raised as a Southern Baptist in Indiana, brings a different set of assumptions to the table--the coworker tends to be more conservative in a variety of ways. Cecile often checks the accuracy of her assumptions so that her assumptions don't negatively influence her interaction with her coworker. Cecile is displaying

a. high cultural met cognition.
b. an escalation effect.
c. a group support system.
d. a personal resource dilemma.

Question 2

Your book describes a study in which participants were provided with information about either the success rate or failure rate of condoms. The findings of this study indicate that

a. the simple wording of a question can have a drastic effect on self-report responses.
b. men and women had very different opinions about the effectiveness of condoms.
c. participants often lie when they are asked about sensitive personal issues.
d. college students tend to be naively ignorant of the risks associated with unsafe sex.