Which of the Following Statements Is Most Consistent with Muraven

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Muraven and Baumeister's (2000) theory of self-control?

• A) Self-control is a limited inner resource that can be temporarily depleted.
• B) Exerting self-control in one situation makes it easier to exert control on a subsequent occasion.
• C) People have many inner sources of self-control from which they can draw.
• D) Self-control is simply an illusion used to maintain a positive self-image.

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Definitions:

Bottom-up Processing

A method of information processing that starts with sensory input and builds up to the formation of perception from the basic stimuli.

Phi Phenomenon

A visual illusion where separate images shown in rapid succession appear to be a single moving image.

Phi Phenomenon

An optical illusion of perceiving continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession.

Preattentive Processing

The subconscious accumulation of information from the environment before it reaches conscious awareness.