Shortly after you put on perfume or cologne, you can no longer smell it (although other people who meet you can). Your failure to detect the scent illustrates
a) sensation.
b) dissonance.
c) adaptation.
d) transduction.
ANS: c
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A. simple random sampling B. quota sampling C. convenience sampling D. chance sampling
Regarding the Big Five model of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Extroverts tend to have more sexual partners and take more risks that can land them in the hospital. b. Extreme perfectionism is maladaptive and typically lowers performance at school and elsewhere. c. Introverts tend to earn more money during their careers, but also tend to divorce more than extroverts. d. People low in agreeableness are at an advantage in doing creative, artistic work or succeeding in the business world, since these involve putting one's own interests first.
A person who suffers from bipolar I disorder typically alternates between periods of ________
a) anxiety and mania b) depression and manic episodes c) mania and schizophrenia d) depression and schizophrenia
One principle of social proof, _____ suggests that once we know others in the neighborhood, or at the store, are engaged in a behavior, we are more likely to do it too.*
a. consistency b. behaviorism c. complacency d. consensus