Loftus' (1974) study found that witnesses increased the estimated speed of a car in a crash by 20% when _________________
a. they were told the car was a sports car
b. they were asked whether the cars smashed or hit one another
c. they watched the videos of the crash multiple times
d. they watched the video with the sound muted
b
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Ken wants to go to law school because he believes being a lawyer will bring him prestige and a good income. He is not sure he should attend, though, because he is very concerned about the hard work law school will involve and the money it will cost. Ken is faced with a(n) __________ conflict.
A. approach-approach B. avoidance-avoidance C. approach-avoidance D. multiple
If a stable baseline cannot be obtained
a. The experiment cannot be performed b. A baseline that changes in the opposite direction from the one predicted by the hypothesis is acceptable c. You only need to worry if you have to compare conditions between subjects d. The intervention worked
Bindra's model of motivation includes both _____ and _____ as components of a central motive state
a. drives; cognitive maps b. habits; drives c. drives; incentives d. cognitions; expectancies
Dr. Wise is a cognitive-developmental theorist. This means she is more likely to be interested in explanations of moral behavior than moral reasoning
Indicate whether the statement is true or false