Fidan wrecked his dad's car. When his dad got home from work, Fidan met him at the door with a cold beer and his favorite magazine. The smell from his dad's favorite meal was wafting through the house, and his dad's favorite CD was playing
Fidan is trying to use ________ to get his father to think of him as a good, responsible son before he tells him about the car.
a. representativeness heuristic
b. priming
c. controlled thinking
d. counterfactual thinking
Answer: B
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In one study presented in the textbook, participants were asked to engage in a five-minute "get acquainted" conversation. The researchers found in this study that
A. shy people made little attempt to be polite to the other person. B. socially anxious people were less likely to agree with the other person. C. shy people attempt to minimize the amount of evaluation by the other person. D. all of the above