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Understanding Human Behavior and Decision-Making Quiz

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Which theory suggests that individuals have the innate capability to fulfill their potential and strive to achieve self-actualization?

Humanistic theory

Explanation

Focuses on individual's capacity for growth and self-improvement.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following needs must be satisfied first before higher-level needs can be addressed?

Safety needs

Explanation

Basic need for security precedes higher aspirations.

Which area of psychology focuses on how people interact with and influence one another?

Social psychology

Explanation

Study of interpersonal behavior and group dynamics.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the process of perception?

Memory

Explanation

Memory is not a step in perception.

Which of the following is a characteristic of operant conditioning?

It relies on reinforcement and punishment to modify behavior

Explanation

Behavioral changes occur due to consequences.

What is the term used to describe the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses?

Confirmation bias

Explanation

Preferring data that aligns with existing viewpoints.

Which psychological theory emphasizes the role of unconscious motives and conflicts in shaping human behavior?

Psychoanalytic theory

Explanation

Focuses on hidden influences on behavior.

What term refers to the tendency of individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors while blaming failures on external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Taking credit for success but not failure.

Which theory suggests that people are motivated to maintain a state of cognitive consistency and will change their attitudes or beliefs to resolve inconsistencies?

Cognitive dissonance theory

Explanation

Uncomfortable with cognitive contradictions, people adjust beliefs.

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In the context of decision-making, what does the term 'satisficing' mean?

Accepting a suboptimal solution that meets the minimum criteria

Explanation

Choosing an option that is 'good enough.'

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Which of the following factors is NOT typically considered in the rational decision-making model?

Emotions

Explanation

Rationality excludes emotional influence.

Understanding Human Behavior and Decision-Making Quiz

Which theory suggests that individuals have the innate capability to fulfill their potential and strive to achieve self-actualization?

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following needs must be satisfied first before higher-level needs can be addressed?

Which area of psychology focuses on how people interact with and influence one another?

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the process of perception?

Which of the following is a characteristic of operant conditioning?

What is the term used to describe the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses?

Which psychological theory emphasizes the role of unconscious motives and conflicts in shaping human behavior?

What term refers to the tendency of individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors while blaming failures on external factors?

Which theory suggests that people are motivated to maintain a state of cognitive consistency and will change their attitudes or beliefs to resolve inconsistencies?

In the context of decision-making, what does the term 'satisficing' mean?

Which of the following factors is NOT typically considered in the rational decision-making model?

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