You and Your Friends Have Agreed to Exercise and Lose

question 75

Multiple Choice

You and your friends have agreed to exercise and lose weight together.You are hosting a get together with these friends to celebrate a birthday.Based on information presented in your book on self-discrepancy theory,what could you do if you wanted to discourage overindulgence in high calorie foods?

• A) Place the food in the hallway in front of a mirror.
• B) Place the food in the kitchen so it's further from the guests.
• C) Place the food in living room so it's closer to the guests.
• D) Serve all the food at one time.

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Definitions:

Preconventional Level

According to Kohlberg, evaluating importance of individual needs and personal conscience in regard to maintenance of the social order.

Psychosocial Development

A framework created by Erik Erikson that outlines human development across eight stages, from infancy to late adulthood, focusing on social interactions and conflicts.

Autonomy

The concept of being self-directed and free to make one's own decisions, leading to a sense of independence.

Shame and Doubt

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, where toddlers learn to exercise will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities.