Author Question: Which of the following is not a likely consequence of the human tendency to prefer self-justifying ... (Read 61 times)

londonang · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is not a likely consequence of the human tendency to prefer self-justifying information to accurate information?

a. People maintain their level of self-esteem.
b. People become less likely to learn from their experiences.
c. People may make faulty decisions about future behavior.
d. People gain feedback that makes for better decisions.

Question 2

Josh and his friends have just started up a new fraternity on campus, and want to recruit men who will be loyal and love it. Based on the self-esteem approach, which initiation strategy would you recommend to Josh?

a. Make it easy: let any pledge in who can pay for good parties throughout the year.
b. Make it very easy: let in the most desperate pledges.
c. Make them suffer a little: ride backwards in elevators all week.
d. Make it fun: let in the pledges who like to hang out and party.