Pat Attends a Prescreening of a New Romantic Comedy with a Group

question 122

Multiple Choice

Pat attends a prescreening of a new romantic comedy with a group of four people and then participates in a focus group where the group is asked several questions about the film. The group is asked, "How funny is the film?" Each member of the group responds to the question. Pat responds last, after hearing the rest of the group say that the movie was very funny. Pat is more likely to agree with them if

• A) Pat is female.
• B) Pat is from an individualistic culture.
• C) Pat is elderly.
• D) Pat's group had seven people instead of four.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Misers

A theory suggesting individuals prefer to minimize mental effort in decision making and problem solving, relying on heuristics and shortcuts.

Observing Behavior

The act of watching or noting the actions of individuals or groups for the purpose of analysis or study.

Attribution Theory

The view that people act as intuitive scientists when they observe other people’s behavior and infer explanations about why those people acted the way they did.

Intuitive Scientists

A theory suggesting that people often act like amateur scientists, attempting to understand and predict other people's behavior by forming hypotheses and making deductions.