Uncertainty Reduction Theory Holds That

question 43

Multiple Choice

Uncertainty reduction theory holds that:

• A) humans are excited by and desirous of uncertainty.
• B) humans need to be certain of who they are and what is expected of them.
• C) humans have a basic drive to avoid and diminish uncertainty.
• D) humans find predictability boring and annoying.

Understand the influence of optimism and locus of control on stress experience.

Analyze the effects of identification and projection on individual behavior.

Appreciate the complexities of psychological adjustment in adverse conditions.

Recognize the importance of adaptive coping strategies in resolving conflicts and stress.

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Definitions:

Forms Of Value

refer to the various ways in which goods, services, or actions can be valuable to consumers, including functional, emotional, social, and cultural aspects.

Mental Fixedness

The cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering creativity and problem-solving.

Creative Insights

The ability to come up with new and unique ideas through understanding patterns or connections that are not obvious.

Habit-Breaking Strategies

Actions that involve techniques that help to break our minds out of mental fixedness in order to bring about creative insights.