Research Indicates That People Will Sometimes Choose to Suffer as a Result

question 135

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that people will sometimes choose to suffer as a result of simply expecting to suffer-but only if ____.

• A) they have a reward system in place
• B) they have low self-esteem
• C) they have coped with the expectation of suffering by thinking about it and changed relevant beliefs and attitudes
• D) they have not yet thought about the upcoming suffering

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment or study, the variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is expected to change in response to changes in another variable, known as the independent variable.

Price

The cost needed to acquire a product or service.

Hart-Celler Act

1965 law that eliminated the national origins quota system for immigration established by laws in 1921 and 1924; led to radical change in the origins of immigrants to the United States, with Asians and Latin Americans outnumbering Europeans.