Numerous Studies Have Found That Subtle Changes in the Way

question 97

Multiple Choice

Numerous studies have found that subtle changes in the way in which information is presented ________.

• A) barely affect a person's final decision in a minor way
• B) can dramatically affect a person's final decision
• C) have no effect on a person's final decision
• D) rarely affect a person's final decision

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Definitions:

Personality Traits

Enduring characteristics or behaviors that make up an individual's distinctive patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving.

Strong Situation

Situations that have clear behavioral expectations, cues, or scripts that lead individuals to behave in a uniform manner.

Weak Situation

Situations that lack clear expected behaviors, rules, or strong cues on how to act, allowing for more variability in responses.

Self-schema

Cognitive structures that contain beliefs, experiences, and generalizations about the self, influencing how information about the self is processed.