Research indicates that a face's symmetry is a reliable predictor of how attractive it is seen to be. An evolutionary psychology explanation for this finding would be that
a. symmetrical faces remind us of ourselves and therefore elicit positive feelings.
b. symmetry is a sign of health and that a potential mate has good genes.
c. "Western" cultures place a greater emphasis on physical attractiveness than do "Eastern" cultures.
d. all of the above
Answer: B
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a. Talking over conflicts is the best remedy for tension in groups. b. In some cases, groups are more effective if they ignore conflicts and concentrate instead on the work to be done. c. It is important to spend time resolving personal conflicts, but not so important to deal with process (procedural) conflict. d. The best groups are ones that allow conflicts to occur, and then work through the conflicts. e. The best remedy for conflict is to deal with each group members’ conflicts, rather than to spend time developing overarching, pluralistic approaches to conflict.
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A) accommodate; organize B) organize; assimilate C) assimilate; accommodate D) organize; adapt
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believes that they have committed the crime following the interrogation process is called (a) weak (b) vulnerable (c) coerced-internalized (d) coerced-compliant
Which of these is known to influence the cocktail party effect?
A. a person's level of extroversion or introversion B. the salience of the message C. a person's intelligence D. cultural differences in filtering abilities