One afternoon at work Rachel has a meeting with her boss, who is wearing the silliest-looking outfit Rachel has ever seen. Rachel is tempted to laugh and make fun of her boss, but she knows this would be a bad idea. Under which of the following conditions would Rachel be most likely to resist the temptation to make fun of her boss? a. Rachel spent all morning writing a difficult report. b. Rachel spent all morning writing a difficult report, but she believes that willpower is an unlimited resource and that she thus has a lot of it. c.Rachel says to herself over and over,“Don’t think about the boss’s outfit!” d. Rachel is on a diet and skipped lunch that day, even though someone brought in pizza to share
One afternoon at work Rachel has a meeting with her boss, who is wearing the silliest-looking outfit Rachel has ever seen. Rachel is tempted to laugh and make fun of her boss, but she knows this would be a bad idea. Under which of the following conditions would Rachel be most likely to resist the temptation to make fun of her boss?
a. Rachel spent all morning writing a difficult report.
b. Rachel spent all morning writing a difficult report, but she believes that willpower is an unlimited resource and that she thus has a lot of it.
c.Rachel says to herself over and over,“Don’t think about the boss’s outfit!”
d. Rachel is on a diet and skipped lunch that day, even though someone brought in pizza to share
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