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Social psychologists typically derive ____ based on ____

The “weapons effect” refers to the fact that

How important is having self-esteem to you? Based on the research reviewed above, should elementary and middle schools focus on increasing students' self-esteem? Why or why not?

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The risk of domestic violence for single women (women who are divorced, separated, co-habiting, or never married) is approximately _____ the risk for married women

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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding attitudes toward single people?

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Many used car salesmen believe the asking price for a car should be significantly higher than the car's actual value. They will then adjust the price downwards for an interested customer. This practice represents one application of the ________ heuristic

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Using archival data from an Italian Fascist magazine during that period of time showed that out-groups were stereotype according to warmth and competence, resulting in:

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In a culture, roles exist independently of individuals

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Which of the following has been associated with decreases in burnout?

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Preoperative patients who had postoperative roommates were ____ than those

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Heterosexism is an intense and irrational fear of gay men and lesbians.

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According to the authors of your text, people who have lived in the same place for a longer time tend to feel

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According to the classic study by Gebhard et al. (1965), fathers who committed incest with their daughters were likely to see their daughters as

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What is the primary way that combination birth control pills work to prevent pregnancy? a. They create an artificial barrier to the cervix

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Which statement describes a central characteristic of social psychology?

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The primary mode of HIV transmission in Africa is:

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_____________ is the process through which individuals form impressions of others and interpret information about them

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Research on homosexual couples suggests that

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According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

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According to cognitive dissonance research, which of the following advertising appeals would be most persuasive in a collectivistic culture?

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Which of the following statements is NOT an indicator that time pressure is a major stress?

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What theory would suggest that adolescents who see their friends smoking in a pub are more likely to do so themselves?

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Both parts of the duplex mind play a role in navigating through a hierarchy of goals. The automatic system helps to ____, while the conscious system ____

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Which of the following differentiate under the influence of dihydrotestosterone?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the suggested guidelines for using writing about emotional experiences as a coping strategy?

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During a meeting in an advertising agency, Robert discovers that the rest of the team unanimously disagrees with his judgment about the poor quality of a particular product. According to research in social psychology, it's highly likely that Robert will

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The penis is made up of many small muscles attached to a piece of flexible cartilage

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What is archival research and what is one of its advantages?

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Research on controlled thinking and free will shows that

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Aaron heard the 3-year-old say a swear word. "He must have terrible parents," thought Aaron. This is an example of ______.

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The process of learning to achieve the three goals of communications begins with ____

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Recall that researchers conducted a field experiment in Fairfax County, Virginia, where recycling efforts were instituted. These researchers found that positive attitudes best predicted recycling when residents

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Sue is conducting an experiment in which she is trying to determine the influence of staring at a speaker on how much different speakers stutter. Sue sends people to a speech class with instructions to stare for varied amounts of time at the speaker

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What was the controversy surrounding the 2011 J Crew ad? a. The ad featured the president of the company painting her son's toenails pink

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According to the textbook, the use of verbal or physical tactics to manipulate or pressure someone to comply with sexual demands is known as

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Looking at the information in this chapter as a whole, it seems that cohabitation is most likely to begin _______________

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Research indicates that the most effective response to sexual harassment is

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Concerns regarding sexually oriented internet sites include _________

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An individual who would sacrifice his or her own rewards and enable others to obtain larger rewards has a/an ________ value orientation

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Recent research on implicit processes demonstrate that such processes ________

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Iatrogenic effects are:

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The use of anti-LGBTQ language in recent years

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What types of relationships are most likely to develop along status lines?

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Antibiotics can cure syphilis at any stage

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Which of these statements regarding teenage pregnancy is TRUE?

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The matching hypothesis would say ____

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The tunica dartos, which is composed of smooth muscle fibers and fibrous connective tissue, is an inner layer of the:

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The vast majority of sex educators recommend abstinence as the best way to prevent pregnancy and the transmission of HIV

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Suppose someone robbed a bank. How would Lee, who is from a collectivist culture, be most likely to explain this behavior?

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The phenomenon in which peoples responses to questions are motivated to make them look good and helpful to a researcher is known as:

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A person may test HIV-seropositive (HIV+) but be free of a diagnosis of AIDS for years.

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Which is the definition of analytic thinking?

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Logan, a 7-year-old boy, comes from an abusive family, where his parents would physically abuse him, and he later grows up in a foster family. However, he continues in the same school and has the same set of friends. He grows to be a loving and caring person just like his friends. According to behavior geneticists Robert Plomin and Denise Daniels, Logan develops into a loving personality most likely due to ________.

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Based on what your text reports, which of the following conditions of punishment is most likely to deter violent criminals?

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Which statement describes an essential requirement for stereotype threat to occur?

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Brain-based technology has been admitted as evidence to address a witness's truthfulness in only one case in the United States

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