A Person Is Sometimes Described as Intelligent Because He Speaks

question 2

Multiple Choice

A person is sometimes described as intelligent because he speaks only when he has something important to say. The "few words" spoken are often considered more important than the many words spoken by others. Among the trait theorists, the belief that personality can be understood in terms of only two dimensions would be held by ________.

• A) Hans Eysenck
• B) Raymond Cattell
• C) Charles Whitman
• D) David Buss

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Definitions:

Politicians

Individuals who are actively involved in politics, especially as an elected official in a governmental role.

Dissonance Reduction

The process of reducing psychological discomfort by rationalizing or changing one's attitudes or beliefs to be more consistent with one's actions.

Justification of Effort

The tendency to attribute a higher value to outcomes that require a greater amount of effort to achieve.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, also known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.