Harry is in the campus dining hall and has chosen a cheeseburger and fries rather than a veggie burger. Harvey, a fraternity pla
yboy, claims he has only dated the most beautiful women on campus. Horace considers earning an "A" in a course far superior than a "C" or even a "B." What do Harry, Harvey, and Horace have in common?
Answer: They are all making choices which express their individual values
Explanation: The ability to make decisions when presented with two or more options is known as choice. The major questions of the choice an individual makes all boil down to why we make the decisions, what motivates those decisions and what needs those decisions are meant to satisfy.
Making a choice is therefore a cognitive process of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values, preferences and beliefs of each individual. The common denominator with the three individuals(Harry, Harvey and Horace) above is the fact that their respective choices are made of their own free will, reflecting their personal values.
d. have a bias in their interpretations of others' behaviors
Explanation:
According to the Dodge's theory on the information processing the social problems that are associated with the aggressive children is that they wrongly interpret the behavior of the others as aggressive or hostile even when there is no such indications.
<u>As Dodge said that its an individual cognitive process that he/she chooses to remain in a certain way through the information processing.</u>
According to Freud, this is Reaction Formation. Another example can serve men that are prejudice against homosexuals are actually making a defense against their own homosexual feelings.
