As noted in both Chapters 2 and 8, human beings tend to be cognitive _____; that is, we economize mentally in a variety of ways that reduce our mental effort

According to the cognitive approach, our dreaming thoughts are more unfocused and diffuse than our waking thoughts because ________

a. the brain is less active during dreams. b. we have no sensory input or feedback from our bodies during dreams. c. dreams are not focused on a particular problem. d. dreams have symbolic rather than actual meaning.

The process we use to obtain critically important social information about others is known as __________

a) social investigation. b) social validity. c) social perception. d) social identity.