According to the textbook, the two main drawbacks of plans are that ____ and ____.
a. they can be discouraging if they are too rigid and detailed; they tend to be overly optimistic
b. they can be discouraging if they are too rigid and detailed; they tend to be anxiety-provoking
c. they tend to distract people from actually completing the tasks at hand; they tend to be overly optimistic
d. they tend to distract people from actually completing the tasks at hand; they often fail to prioritize the most important things
Question 2
In one well-known study on empathy, participants were given the option of (a) leaving the study, or (b) switching places with a confederate who was receiving random electrical shocks but was very upset by them (because of a negative childhood experience she had with electricity). Participants were given this option after having been told that their values and interests were similar to those of the confederate or after having been told that their values and interests were different from those of the confederate. What were the results of this study?
a. Virtually all participants agreed to switch places with the confederateregardle ss of the similarity manipulation.
b. Virtually all participants elected to leave the studyregardless of the similarity manipulation.
c. Participants were more likely to switch places if they were told that their values and interests were similar to those of the confederate.
d. Participants were more likely to switch places if they were told that their values and interests were different from those of the confederate.