A Psychologist Notes That We Are Especially Attracted to People

question 32

Multiple Choice

A psychologist notes that we are especially attracted to people whose traits are different from our own.This statement would seem unsurprising to students because

• A) most students have often been attracted to people different from themselves.
• B) this finding is consistent with common sense.
• C) students are eager to interact with those who are different from themselves.
• D) students,like everyone else,have a tendency to exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past discoveries.

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism by which individuals attribute their own undesirable feelings or thoughts to others.

Internal Attributions

Refers to the inference that a person is behaving in a certain way because of something about the person, such as attitude, character, or personality.

Ability

The capacity of an individual to perform actions or tasks adequately, related to both natural aptitude and learned skills.

Effort

The use of physical or mental energy to achieve an objective or complete a task, often considered an important factor in determining success.