The purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996) study using computers and confederates was to
A. reflect the use of false incriminating evidence by police.
B. demonstrate the effect of peer pressure in obtaining false.
C. reflect the use of plea-bargaining by the police.
D. demonstrate that everyday subjects will confess to an undesirable action that they did not commit.
D
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Watson learned from Loeb that plants and simple animals, because of their biological makeup, respond automatically in characteristic ways to particular environmental stimuli. This automatic orienting response is called a(n) _____.
a. disinhibition b. sentiment c. tropism d. unconditioned response
Brodie ingests a drug and experiences a distortion of time and sensory input. He is at risk for experiencing severe short-term memory loss and violent outbursts. The drug he took is most likely
A. caffeine. B. a barbiturate. C. LSD. D. opium.
Jean seeks psychological help for her intense feelings of worthlessness. Her therapist confronts and challenges her feelings, arguing that it is a self-defeating way to think andis based on erroneous information about herself
Her therapist is probably a ______. a. psychoanalyst c. behaviorist b. client-centered therapist d. cognitive therapist
Mary is conducting an experiment on attention among participants in the morning versus in the evening. How can Mary design an experiment in which her participants will spend much of their time with default mode network activity?
A. Instruct her participants to hit a button each time they see a photo of a dog. B. Instruct her participants to write about experiences from their childhood. C. Instruct her participants to watch a relaxing video in a dark room. D. Instruct her participants to play a card sort game while answering questions.