People are usually motivated in some way when making social judgments and decisi

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People are usually motivated in some way when making social judgments and decisions. What often occurs as a result of having directional goals?

a. People may ignore base-rates when judging representativeness.

b. People may overestimate the intensity of future feelings.

c. People may be skeptical about evidence that goes against their directional goal.

d. People may wait to make a decision on where to eat if they have a need for closure.

a. People may ignore base-rates when judging representativeness.

b. People may overestimate the intensity of future feelings.

The answer is Option C. People may be skeptical about evidence that goes against their directional goal.

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