If Faced with a Choice to Tell a Face-Saving Lie

question 118

True/False

If faced with a choice to tell a face-saving lie or deliver an equivocal message, most people will tell the lie.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed.

Seligman

Martin Seligman is a psychologist who played a key role in the development of positive psychology, focusing on topics like optimism, resilience, and well-being.

Operant Behavior

A response made by an individual that is followed by certain consequences, influencing the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.

Martin Seligman

A psychologist known for his work on the theory of learned helplessness and his contributions to positive psychology.