Suppose that Sergej has just asked Georgia whether she would like to study with him for an upcoming English exam. Georgia is struggling in the class, and she knows that Sergej is an excellent English student, so she enthusiastically agrees. Meanwhile, Sergej interprets her enthusiasm as a sign that she might have a crush on him, and he therefore suggests that the two of them grab a bite to eat
together before studying; "Georgia is very attractive," he thinks to himself, "so why not?" Georgia, meanwhile, who is completely clueless about what is on Sergej's mind, muses to herself, "well, that is so nice of him to think that I might be hungry; what a nice study partner!" The fact that Sergej and Georgia interpret things so differently here is most consistent with ____.
a. error management theory
b. self-determination theory
c. reactance theory
d. risk aversion theory
A
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a. She's likely to look at the answers and copy them down for herself. b. She's likely to look away from the answers and do her own work. c. She's likely to point out one of her partner's math mistakes. d. She's likely to tell the instructor that the answers are available.
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a. semantic b. declarative c. episodic d. procedural