Author Question: At a public park, Rob sees another man pick up and throw a large rock at a nearby duck. The man ... (Read 75 times)

lidoalex · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

At a public park, Rob sees another man pick up and throw a large rock at a nearby duck. The man wounds the duck for seemingly no reason and then walks away. Rob is understandably shocked.

Which of the following can you conclude about the man's actions? a) They are low in social desirability.
b) They don't lend themselves to the process of attribution.
c) They were not freely chosen.
d) They are aligned to social norms.

Question 2

At a party, Ralph talks about politics, music, and literature with two different people. Ralph has similar views to the first person, James, on all three topics. Ralph has similar views on one out of the three topics with the second person, Matt.

Who will Ralph like more, and why? a) Ralph will like Matt more because opposites attract.
b) Ralph will like James more because of their complementarities.
c) Ralph will like Matt more because of the dissimilarity effect.
d) Ralph will like James more because of the proportion of similarity.