According to Gossieaux and Moran, a Common Desire to Learn

question 66

Multiple Choice

According to Gossieaux and Moran, a common desire to learn something, solve a problem, or make something happen is shared by ________.

• A) defenders of belief
• B) proprietary communities
• C) gated communities
• D) seekers of the truth

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology suggesting that an individual's behavior, personal factors, and the environment all influence each other in a circular relationship.

Self-serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Spotlight Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which our actions and appearance are noticed and evaluated by others.

Negative-emotion Words

Words that convey or evoke feelings of sadness, anger, fear, or other negative emotional states, often analyzed in psychological studies of emotion and language.