Author Question: The text talks about the importance of tradeoffs in human choices. Explain the role of time in many ... (Read 49 times)

genevieve1028 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The text talks about the importance of tradeoffs in human choices. Explain the role of time in many of these tradeoffs, and what portion of time (present or future) nature and culture have built us to favor in such situations.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Asch's line-judging studies on conformity suggests that people engage in normative conformity ____ when in the presence of larger groups (groups of three to seven people) as opposed to smaller groups (groups of two to three people).

a. more often
b. about as frequently
c. slightly less often
d. far less often

livaneabi · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Possible response points:
Time often forces humans to choose between something that is immediately gratifying, and something that is less gratifying in the present but will produce more gratification in the long run.
The tradeoff that time forces us to make has been called delay of gratification, because it centers on whether we will select the immediately satisfying (but less beneficial) choice or if we will choose the initially more difficult path that will pay dividends down the road.
Nature had built us to favor the present over the future. Sensory organs and emotions tell us what is immediate, not what might be in the future.
Yet in spite of nature, humans are routinely able to think ahead to the future. Our culture helps us overcome our natural tendency to make choices about the future.

Answer to Question 2

A