Fast and Funder (2008) Found That Using Words Like Guarantee

question 53

Multiple Choice

Fast and Funder (2008) found that using words like guarantee was correlated .21 with "has a high aspiration for self." Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this finding?

• A) Participants who used the word guarantee were very likely to also have high aspirations.
• B) Participants who used the word guarantee were very unlikely to also have high aspirations.
• C) Participants who used the word guarantee were slightly more likely to also have high aspirations.
• D) Participants who used the word guarantee were slightly less likely to also have high aspirations.

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Definitions:

Outcomes

Outcomes are the results or effects of actions, decisions, or events.

Goals

The desired outcomes, objectives, or targets that individuals, groups, or organizations aim to achieve, guiding actions and decision-making processes.

Perspective-taking Ability

The capacity to understand and consider another individual's viewpoint.

Concession Rate

A measure of the frequency or extent to which concessions are made in a negotiation or bargaining scenario.