Regarding how they perceive the world, East Asians tend to

Professor Hildebrand just gave the first exam back to his students. Many in the class are convinced that one of the questions he asked had more than one correct answer. In fact, 13 students from the class show up to his office hours to protest the question. Professor Hildebrand is convinced that there is only one correct answer, and so he tries to convince the larger group of students that he is

right. He will be most likely to convince this group of his point of view if he a. presents his arguments forcefully and consistently. b. tries to exert normative social influence on the group of students. c. presents himself as an outgroup member rather than as part of their ingroup. d. makes salient the norms of the group.

You are trying to persuade your mother to lend you some money. You decide to make your attack in the evening, when she will be tired and distracted. This evening strategy is likely to be effective (assuming your mother is not in a bad mood) because in the evening she will be more likely than usual to rely on the ____ system, which will in turn ____

a. automatic; encourage an emotional response b. automatic; prevent her from questioning the reasons for your request c. deliberate; encourage an emotional response d. deliberate; prevent her from questioning the reasons for your request

Stanine scores

a. are badly skewed. b. have a mean of 5 and vary between 1 and 9. c. are always integers. d. both b and c

The natural sex ratio at birth is close to 50:50

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.