Pluralistic Ignorance Can Sometimes Prevent a Relationship from Starting

question 8

Multiple Choice

Pluralistic ignorance can sometimes prevent a relationship from starting. Pluralistic ignorance occurs when . . .

• A) We believe others are more romantically interested in us than they actually report
• B) We attribute our own failure to initiate interaction to fear of rejection and our partner's failure to initiate interaction to disinterest
• C) Our own fear of rejection prevents us from initiating a relationship with someone
• D) Someone we like does not return our feelings

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Definitions:

GDP Price Index

A comprehensive inflation measure of all goods and services included in the gross domestic product.

Final Goods

Products that are completed and ready for sale and consumption, as opposed to intermediate goods used in the production of another product.

Consumer Price Index

An index measuring the change in the price level of a basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.

Market Basket

A selected set of goods and services used to track changes in prices and measure inflation over time.