Based on the Biases Self-Enhancers Have, Which of the Following

question 35

Multiple Choice

Based on the biases self-enhancers have, which of the following is someone who self-enhances most likely to say after failing a chemistry test?

• A) "Even though I failed this chemistry test, I can still do well in physics."
• B) "I failed this chemistry test, so I have to study even harder in this class."
• C) "This test was fair; I just didn't work hard enough."
• D) "Chemistry is still very important to me."
• E) "Lex did so well! I need to work hard to be more like him."

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer, such as praise, money, or tokens, which are not naturally rewarding.

Observational Learning

The process of learning by watching the actions of others and the consequences of those actions, also known as social learning.

Higher-order Conditioning

Higher-order conditioning is a process in behavioral psychology where a stimulus that was previously neutral becomes conditioned by being paired with an already conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus.