Five-month-old Stewart enjoyed repeatedly shaking his rattle in new and innovative ways in order to hear the different sounds each new movement made. According to Piaget, Stewart is demonstrating a
a. simple reflex. c. secondary circular reaction.
b. primary circular reaction. d. tertiary circular reaction.
c
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While people watched a dot move around a clock, they decided when to flex their wrist, later reporting where the dot was when they made the conscious decision. What was the order of these events in time?
a. Conscious decision, then brain activity, then action b. Conscious decision and brain activity at the same time, then action c. Conscious decision, then brain activity and action at the same time d. Brain activity, then conscious decision, then action
Suppose that a man is a member of a social group that is stereotypically expected to lack a specific type of ability. When the man takes a test he knows is designed for that ability, he is likely to perform ________, demonstrating an effect known as ____
a. poorly; stereotype threat b. poorly; culture bias c. better than expected; stereotype reversal d. better than expected; culture reversal
In an experiment, the data can be thought of as a group of facts. When the researcher uses statistical analysis and notes commonalities or general principles in those facts, the researcher is using _____ logic
a. statistical c. deductive b. analytical d. inductive
Imagine that both Vera and Carol are against affirmative action. Vera is offered $50 to write an essay about the benefits of affirmative action, whereas Carol is offered only $1 to write a similar essay
After writing the essays and receiving their payments, both women are asked to report their attitudes toward affirmative action. Assuming that their attitudes were similarly negative at the outset, which of the following results would you expect? a. Vera would be more favorable than Carol toward affirmative action. b. Carol would be more favorable than Vera toward affirmative action. c. Carol and Vera would be equally favorable toward affirmative action. d. Both women would be strongly opposed to affirmative action.