Modern forms of entertainment such as television and videogames have greatly increased the number of Americans who have _______________ lifestyles
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Answer: sedentary
Rationale: Modern conveniences, such as jobs that require very little physical activity and home entertainment, all contribute to a sedentary lifestyle.
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b. Steve, who conforms easily to his parents' and other adults' requests. c. Martin, who has known from his middle-school years that he is "destined" to go to college. d. Herb, who earned a very high score on a recent administration of an intelligence test.
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")
Caitlyn was blanking on who played Batman in the movie Batman v. Superman until her friend gave her the hint that he was married to Jennifer Garner. Caitlyn then correctly identified the actor as Ben Affleck; this hint is an example of a(n) _____ cue.
A) retrieval B) encoding specificity C) state-dependent D) transfer-appropriate
The major difference between pseudoscience and science is that
A) pseudoscience addresses different questions than science. B) pseudoscience is less similar to popular psychology than science is. C) pseudoscience lacks the safeguards against cognitive biases that characterize science. D) pseudoscience lacks the general level of public support that characterizes science.