The Reciprocal Influence Model of Alcohol Use Suggests That ________

question 73

Multiple Choice

The reciprocal influence model of alcohol use suggests that ________

• A) expectancies of social benefit can influence adolescents to begin or to continue drinking.
• B) the final common pathway of alcohol use is motivation.
• C) alcoholics are especially intolerant of stress, and thus susceptible to the tension-reducing properties of alcohol.
• D) marital partners may enable one another to continue drinking.

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Definitions:

Framing Effects

Cognitive biases where people's decisions are influenced by the way information is presented, rather than the information itself.

Prospect Theory

A behavioral economic theory that describes how people choose between probabilistic alternatives that involve risk, where the probability of outcomes is uncertain.

Investment Return

signifies the gain or loss on an investment over a specified period, usually expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost.

Endowment Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which people value an owned object higher than a similar object they do not own.