Mike Has Just Decided to Go to the Formal with Chris

question 108

Multiple Choice

Mike has just decided to go to the formal with Chris instead of Margaret. He's thinking about how attractive Chris is, and how Margaret has a really annoying laugh. This is an example of

• A) upgrading the chosen alternative.
• B) downgrading the rejected alternative.
• C) self-monitoring.
• D) A and B

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Definitions:

Duration

The length of time that something continues or exists.

Capacity

The ability or power to do, experience, or understand something; often used in legal, psychological, and health-related contexts.

Forgetting

The inability to access a memory from long-term storage.

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon whereby information learned in a particular state of mind (e.g., mood or consciousness) is more readily recalled when in the same state.