Our Investment of Time,energy,and Effort in a Questionable Treatment That

question 128

Multiple Choice

Our investment of time,energy,and effort in a questionable treatment that can lead people to forfeit the chance to obtain an effective treatment is called

• A)public investment.
• B)social investment.
• C)hoodwinking.
• D)opportunity cost.

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Definitions:

Social Role

refers to the set of behaviors, rights, obligations, and expectations associated with a particular social status or position in a group or society.

Increased Self-Awareness

A heightened state of being conscious of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

Over-Justification Effect

The phenomenon where extrinsic rewards decrease a person's intrinsic motivation to perform a task because the action is seen as driven by the reward, not personal interest or enjoyment.

Self-Reference Effect

The finding that information bearing on the self is processed more thoroughly and more deeply, and hence remembered better, than other information.