Our Unconscious Thinking About an Event

question 41

Multiple Choice

Our unconscious thinking about an event

• A)tends to be simple and direct,leading us,for example,to think of the event as familiar or preferable.
• B)can often be quite complex,involving several steps of reasoning and inference.
• C)can influence us in small ways but seems not to have larger-scale impact.
• D)is most influential with novel events;with familiar events,we react in a more reflective fashion.

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Powerful Groups

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Norms

Generally accepted ways of doing things.

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Interests

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