According to Self-Perception Theory, When People Are Uncertain About Their

question 125

Multiple Choice

According to self-perception theory, when people are uncertain about their thoughts or feelings regarding an activity, they will

• A) infer their thoughts and feelings regarding that activity from their behavior.
• B) infer their thoughts and feelings from what others tell them about their engagement in the activity.
• C) focus on past behavior that relates to the current activity to make inferences about their thoughts and feelings regarding the activity.
• D) think about their self-schemas and decide whether the behavior is congruent or incongruent with the self-schema before engaging in the activity.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

Learning new responses by observing the behavior of other people.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where individuals act in the opposite manner to which they truly feel, often to hide their true feelings.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in which socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Psychoanalyzed

A method of therapy and theoretical approach to understanding human behavior by exploring the unconscious mind, developed by Sigmund Freud.