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geoffrey

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The tendencies for people to overestimate their positive qualities, to see themselves as having more control over external events than they really do, and to have an unrealistically optimistic outlook on life are known as ________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Even though there are certain codes of behavior (both legal and moral) that people are supposed to follow during wartime, it is often the case that these codes are horrifically ignored or broken (e.g., there are lootings, mass rapes, killings of babies and children, etc.). In other words, it seems as though once certain rules and laws are broken (once people are even in war), ____ can become completely unraveled very easily.
 
  a. belief in a just world
  b. kin selection
  c. reciprocity
  d. rule of law


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fauacakatahaias

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

positive illusions

Answer to Question 2

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geoffrey

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 22, 2018
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