Karen returns home from her first year of college and is very proud of her first-year GPA. She earned a 3.0 (B) average. She's u
nhappily surprised to discover that her parents are disappointed that she didn't perform better. This difference in interpretation illustrates the power of __________ in explaining social behavior.
A construal is a specific interpretation that each person could have toward a certain circumstance or idea which can be completely different from one to another. In this case, Karen's construal on the situation is completely the opposite in regards to their parents. Socially, this variation of interpretation may cause every kind of reaction as a result of a social event.
The statement ‘Processing information while learning something new can
occur without demonstration of behavior’ is true. Learning information can be
verbally (through speaking), visually (through diagrams , pictures, etc.) or by
hearing.
