Imagine you are about to take a very important exam that could ...

[haleyc112]

Imagine you are about to take a very important exam that could impact your future. A friend asks you how disappointed you think you would be if you found out you did not perform very well on the exam.
 
  According to the idea of impact bias, how would your prediction likely match up with your actual reaction?
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When someone dehumanizes a victim and successfully reduces dissonance in this way, this is likely to lead to
 
  a. a continuation or escalation of cruelty.
  b. a reduction of cruelty.
  c. a total cessation of cruelty.
  d. effort justification in the form of hate groups.

[lindahyatt42]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: According to impact bias, individuals are likely to overestimate the intensity and duration of negative emotional reactions. Therefore, you would likely overestimate how bad you would feel if you received negative feedback relative to how you would actually feel after the feedback.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

[haleyc112]

Excellent

[Jossy]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it