In one well-known social psychological study, research participants were asked to make very easy perceptual judgments ("Is Line A longer than Line B?"). The catch was that they were asked to do this while sitting around a table with people who continually gave incorrect responses—people who appeared to be other regular research participants. In reality, however, the other people at the table
were not real participants at all; they were actually actors who were working for the experimenter and just posing as participants. The question in this research was whether or not the real research participant would conform to the group's opinion (even though the group's opinion was obviously wrong) or whether the real participant would stick to the right answer. In psychological jargon, the "actors" in this study would be referred to as ____.
a. confederates
b. participant players
c. activators
d. role testers
A
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a. Type A personalities b. Type B personalities c. individuals with acculturative stress d. individuals with hypochondria
Adoption studies have suggested that A. males with adoptive parents with criminal histories are more likely to have a criminal record
B. males with biological parents with criminal histories are more likely to have a criminal record. C. there is no difference between the criminal records of males with adoptive or biological parents with criminal histories. D. None of the above.
Lisa suffered a stroke that virtually destroyed her lateral hypothalamus (LH). This damage will likely:
a) cause Lisa to refuse to eat or eat very little. b) cause Lisa to overeat. c) greatly increase Lisa's metabolism. d) greatly reduce Lisa's metabolism.
Studies suggest that the ____________ is the part of the brain linked to assessing danger in a situation
a. amygdala b. left hemisphere c. right hemisphere d. visual cortex