Why might people enjoy a boring show more if they paid to see it than if they got in free?

a. The collective unconscious
b. Cognitive dissonance
c. Pluralistic ignorance
d. Groupthink


b

Psychology

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_____ is an aspect of temperament where a child shows signs of wariness, discomfort, or distress when confronted with novel, challenging, or unfamiliar situations

a) Behavioral inhibition b) Hierarchical relatedness c) Psychological autonomy d) Avoidant attachment

Psychology

Exemplar theory is to ____ as prototype theory is to ____.

A. biological; psychological B. primary; secondary C. deep characteristics; surface characteristics D. essential characteristics; average characteristics

Psychology

Which domain is NOT part of the Research Domain Criteria Project?

A) cognitive systems B) systems for social processes C) psychodynamic processes D) arousal and regulatory systems

Psychology

Certain stimuli seem to jump off the page at the viewer, causing an involuntary shift of attention that is referred to as ______.

a. the Stroop effect b. attentional capture c. attenuation d. the cocktail party effect

Psychology