Lonely,anxious People at Speed-Dating Events Respond with a ________ Threshold,and

question 48

Multiple Choice

Lonely,anxious people at speed-dating events respond with a ________ threshold,and thus tend to be ________ in reaching out to potential dates.

• A) low;unselective
• B) high;unselective
• C) low;overly selective
• D) high;overly selective

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Definitions:

Need for Cognition

A personal trait that describes an individual's enjoyment and engagement in thinking processes and intellectual activities.

Situations Require Thinking

Circumstances that necessitate careful consideration and mental effort to resolve or understand.

Puzzles to Solve

Puzzles to solve are problems or challenges that require critical thinking and problem-solving skills to find a solution.

Cognitive Miser

A theory suggesting that humans, to save mental energy, prefer to solve problems in the simplest way possible rather than in a more sophisticated but effort-intensive way.