Isn't It Amazing How When You're in a Really Foul

question 116

Multiple Choice

Isn't it amazing how when you're in a really foul mood - angry at the world,one might say - that all of the bad drivers come out to get in your way? It seems like when you're just hot under the collar,people seem to know it and they drive badly just to irritate you more.Maybe,instead,you just notice the other bad drivers more when you're angry.This is an example of __________ processing.

• A) affectively accurate
• B) mood-congruent
• C) cognitive parallel
• D) emotionally stimulatory

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Definitions:

Impression Management

The process by which individuals attempt to control the perceptions others have of them.

Phony

Not genuine; fake or deceitful in character or behavior.

Selective Perception

The tendency to define problems from one’s own point of view.

Screened Out

The process of eliminating candidates or options that do not meet predefined criteria.