The US Population Tends to Buy the Same Things and Spend

question 83

True/False

The U.S. population tends to buy the same things and spend time in roughly the same way as people did a decade ago.

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Definitions:

Downward Comparison

The act of comparing oneself to people who are worse off.

Upward Comparison

The act of comparing oneself to people who are better off.

Assumptive Worlds

The set of beliefs and assumptions through which an individual perceives and interacts with the world.

Automatic System

A part of the mind that operates involuntary, unconsciously, and quickly, controlling most of our behaviors and cognitive processes.