Question

According to the perspective presented in Chapter 3 (Social Cognition), a person who grew up in a home with an alcoholic parent who sees a man acting in a somewhat strange manner may be ________ likely to interpret this behavior as due to alcohol because of ________.

1. more; chronic accessibility of an alcoholic schema
2. more; ego-defensive biases
3. less; chronic accessibility of an alcoholic schema
4. less; ego-defensive biases

Answer 1

The person may be more likely to interpret this behavior as due to alcohol because of chronic accessibility of an alcoholic schema.

Explanation:

• The interpretation done by a person who witnesses alcohol to be involved as a factor behind changed behavior automatically associates the abnormality to the factor as he is aware of the outcomes when the factor is involved.
• The cognition of the person regarding alcohol as a factor is guided by the abnormal behavior of the people around him after consuming it.