Which of the following is an explanation proposed in the text for the selection of partners in a relationship?

a. marriages are made in diverse neighborhoods
b. the attraction-similarity hypothesis
c. we seek out people who are more than 10 years older (or younger) than ourselves
d. we seek out people with different attitudes


B

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Which of the following pattern of results of a nonequivalent control group design is generally interpretable?

a. The control and experimental groups are equal in the pretest, but unequal in the posttest. b. The control group is higher than the experimental group on both pretest and posttest, but the experimental group increases more. c. The experimental group is higher than the control group on both pretest and posttest, but the experimental group increases more. d. Any pattern in which the experimental group changes more than the control group from pretest to posttest.

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Darth Vader had the Death Star built to destroy planets, but unconsciously the space station made up for his feeling inferior to his old Jedi master, Obi Wan. Darth Vader is exhibiting the __________ ego defense mechanism.

A. projection B. sublimation C. reaction formation D. compensation

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In what way are sensory memory and long-term memory similar?

a) Both have a large capacity. b) Retrieval from both is immediate. c) Storage in both is essentially permanent. d) Both make exclusive use of semantic retrieval cues.

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Characteristics correlated with use of force include characteristics of the target, situational characteristics, and characteristics of the ___________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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