Carson and Fran Are Both Thrill Seekers

question 23

Multiple Choice

Carson and Fran are both thrill seekers. Carson has health insurance and Fran does not. One can predict that:

• A)Fran will engage in fewer dangerous activities.
• B)Carson will engage in fewer dangerous activities.
• C)Carson and Fran will participate in the same number of dangerous activities.
• D)Carson's health insurance will not affect Carson's behavior.

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Definitions:

Just World Hypothesis

The belief that the world is fundamentally fair, leading individuals to rationalize an unjust situation as having been deserved by the victim.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The inclination to place undue importance on individual traits while overlooking the influence of environmental contexts when evaluating the actions of others.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

A learned association between a specific taste and illness or discomfort, leading to an aversion of that taste in the future.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic disorders by gradually exposing the subject to the anxiety source or its context without any danger, in order to overcome the anxiety.