Hypothetical Questions That Ask People to Imagine What They Would

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True/False

Hypothetical questions that ask people to imagine what they would do generally yield more reliable answers than questions about critical incidents or key past events.

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Definitions:

Error Management Theory

A theory suggesting that when making decisions under uncertainty, people are biased toward making the less costly error.

Action Identification Theory

A theory suggesting that how individuals identify and think about their actions affects how they perform and experience those actions.

Temporal Discounting

The bias towards valuing rewards received right away more than those in the future.

Learned Helplessness

A state where an individual experiences feelings of inability to control their circumstances, stemming from traumatic experiences or ongoing unsuccessful attempts.