Author Question: All of the following processes EXCEPT ________ are motivated by the need to ... (Read 53 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

All of the following processes EXCEPT ________ are motivated by the need to preserve or maintain self-esteem.

a. changing one's attitude in the direction of one's behavior
b. distancing oneself from a close other who outdoes one in a domain one cares about
c. making upward social comparisons
d. blaming the victim

Question 2

Who would be LEAST likely to remember sound and well-founded arguments against smoking?

a. a person who has finally quit smoking after repeated attempts
b. a person who keeps trying to quit smoking without success
c. a person who has no desire to quit smoking
d. a person who has never smoked