Recently, Annabelle got a short story published in an online literary magazine. She was very excited because this was her first publication
However, 2 weeks later, she read a masterful story by Toni Morrison, one of the most famous writers in America. Annabelle then didn't feel so great about her own story or the fact that it was accepted for publication. This is an example of ________ social comparison. a) downward
b) upward
c) lateral
d) intragroup
b
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In the presence of an S- (S?), responding is _______ and, in its absence, ________.
a. extinguished; reinforced b. extinguished, extinguished c. reinforced, extinguished d. reinforced, reinforced
Early-maturing boys are ______________________
a. less popular among peers than late-maturing boys b. rated as less physically attractive than late-maturing boys c. prone to more drinking problems than late-maturing boys d. more self-confident and likely to hold leadership positions than late-maturing boys
The extent to which scores on a test can be used to predict an individual's likely standing on some other test relates to
a. face validity b. content validity c. criterion validity d. construct validity
A basic property of sentence comprehension is that we interpret words as we encounter them, otherwise known as ____________
a. sequential processing c. immediacy b. serial ordering d. order effects