Research on self-control has demonstrated that engaging in self-regulation ________

a) depletes our energy and provides us with limited ability to maintain self-control at a later time.
b) is like a muscle in that the more we practice self-control, the easier it becomes to self-regulate.
c) increases our ability to accomplish future goals that require self-regulation.
d) allows us to conserve energy for use on more important tasks.

b

Psychology

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a. Parents introduce a potential mate to their child. If the young person has a favorable impression of the potential mate, they date a few times. If they agree that they are compatible, they marry. b. Parents screen applicants as a potential mate; they convene and discuss the characteristics of applicants with other high status family members, interview top candidates, and select the best one for their child. c. Parents allow their children to date freely, and as their child introduces them to a potential mate, parents screen and interview. After this process, parents provide their child with an official recommendation of who to marry. d. Parents use the Internet to screen and select potential mates for their child. After creating a pool of applicants, parents then facilitate an Internet relationship between potential mates and their child. Based upon the development of relationships that develop, parents select the best mate for their child.

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In a classic experiment on cognitive dissonance, students did some boring, repetitive tasks and then had to tell another student, who was waiting to participate in the study, that the work was interesting and fun (Festinger & Carlsmith, 1959)

Half the students were offered $20 for telling this lie and the others only $1. Based on what you have learned about cognitive dissonance reduction, which students do you think decided later that the tasks had been fun after all? Why? Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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