Snyder and Swann Gave Interviewers Some Hypotheses to Test Concerning

question 12

Multiple Choice

Snyder and Swann gave interviewers some hypotheses to test concerning individuals' traits, and found that people often test for a trait by

• A) asking those being tested for a general self-evaluation.
• B) looking for information that will contradict it.
• C) looking for information that will confirm it.
• D) All of these choices.

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Definitions:

Private Resource

Resources owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or public institutions.

Incentives

Factors, monetary or non-monetary, that motivate individuals to perform actions that they might not otherwise choose to do.

Efficiently

Achieving a goal or producing output with the minimum amount of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.

Common Resource

A resource like air or water that is accessible to all but is susceptible to overuse and depletion because it is not privately owned.