People with Cancer Tend to Be More Optimistic If Their

question 122

Multiple Choice

People with cancer tend to be more optimistic if their doctor says "You are 90% certain to survive" as opposed to "There is a 1 in 10 chance you will die." This is an example of __________

• A) poor bedside manners.
• B) a heuristic.
• C) framing information.
• D) developing a healthful concept.

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Definitions:

Hull's Model

A drive-reduction theory of learning and motivation that describes behavior as responses to the reduction of basic physiological needs.

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology that focuses on how fulfilling biological needs reduces physiological drives.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, or preferences through study, experience, or instruction.

Cognitive Psychology

is the study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem-solving, creativity, and thinking."