The tendency to engage in belief perseverance can be reduced or eliminated by ____
a. attempting to make one's behaviors and attitudes more consistent
b. making an effort to persuade others of one's beliefs
c. coming up with personal examples to support one's beliefs
d. coming up with counter-arguments (i.e., arguments for "the other side")
D
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Angela is sitting in a stationary train at a busy station. Suddenly, she feels as if she is slowly sliding backward as the train next to her begins to pull out. This illusion reflects the concept of
A. linear perspective. B. binocular disparity. C. apparent movement. D. motion parallax.
Events of September 1, particularly the World Trade Center attacks, may be a sound example for what type of memory
a) Episodic memory b) Non-episodic memory c) Procedural memory d) Flashbulb memories
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Workers who felt higher levels of job insecurity reported higher levels of job satisfaction because they were grateful to still have a job. b. men who have experienced job loss have higher rates of mental health problems than women in the same situation. c. Even if they are still employed, workers exposed to layoffs among friends or co-workers experience higher levels of depression and more symptoms of poor health than workers not exposed to layoffs. d. the suicide rate in the U.S. remained the same after the recent economic recession, but it decreased in other European countries.
Activation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system produces ____ in heart rate, and activation of the parasympathetic division produces ____
A) ?increases . . . additional increases in heart rate B) ?increases . . . decreases in heart rate C) ?decreases . . . increases in blood pressure D) ?decreases . . . additional decreases in heart rate