According to the Authors of Your Text, What Is the Primary

question 211

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, what is the primary reason that people often rely on a variety of mental shortcuts? We're

• A) too mentally lazy to do the cognitive work involved.
• B) confronted with an overwhelming amount of social information.
• C) inherently flawed in our ability to reason.
• D) motivated to enhance our self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Work Stress

The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work.

Psychological

relates to the mind or mental processes, especially in connection to behaviors and emotions.

Mental

Mental pertains to the mind and its processes, including thinking, feeling, and perception.

Physical

Refers to the aspects of things that are tangible and perceptible through senses.