The Tendency to Defer Gratification Is a Personality Variable Related

question 8

Multiple Choice

The tendency to defer gratification is a personality variable related to a person's ability to

• A) inhibit the impulse to perform goal-directed behaviors.
• B) feel happy in the face of adversity.
• C) feel happy with a smaller, immediate reward rather than a larger, delayed reward.
• D) choose a larger, delayed reward rather than an immediate, smaller reward.

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Definitions:

Rationalization Attribution

The process of explaining an individual's behavior with logical, but not always true, reasons to justify actions or opinions.

Self-Serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute success to personal characteristics and failures to external factors, thereby protecting self-esteem.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute causes of accidents or misfortunes to external factors when involving others but to internal factors when it involves themselves, often to shield their ego.

Fundamental Attribution Bias

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role of external factors.