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humphriesbr@me.com · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe the necessary ingredients for a sense of belongingness.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Jacob is taking his economics final exam. He answers question 31 with D but isn't sure about it. After answering all the other questions, he goes back to 31 and starts to believe that perhaps C was the right answer. He decides to stick with D, most likely because of ____.

a. downward counterfactual thinking
b. upward counterfactual thinking
c. debiasing
d. the first instinct fallacy

vish98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a . Possible Response Points:
i. A sense of belongingness requires two main features.
1 . First, it requires regular social contacts. These contacts need to be pleasant in nature, not aversive, to promote a sense of belongingness.
2 . Secondly, belongingness requires a stable relationship framework characterized by mutual concern for each other.
ii. A person can have lots of social contact (e.g., telemarketer, prostitute, etc.) but no relationship framework. Alternately, a person might have a strong relationship framework (e.g., commuter marriage) but low social contact. Either of these situations will reduce one's sense of belongingness.

Answer to Question 2

D