Suppose you wanted to get people to use less electricity where you work by getting them to turn off lights when they leave. Which of the following is most likely to succeed, based on research in social psychology?
a. Get people to sign a public pledge that they will turn off lights when they leave.
b. Ask people to write about times when they forgot to turn off lights when they left.
c. Ask people to do both—sign the public pledge and write about times they didn't turn off the lights.
d. Ask people to sign the public pledge and write about times they did turn off the lights when they left.
Answer: C
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a. progress b. systematic culture c. praxis d. a network of exchange
Which of the following is the overall conclusion, based on three different studies of the memories of Asian and Euro-American participants described in the text?
A. Asians, due to their collectivist cultures, are more oriented toward procedural memories than Euro-Americans. B. Asians, due to their individualistic cultures, are more oriented toward autobiographical memories than Euro-Americans. C. Asians may perceive the world as having more discrete events, and therefore recall more episodic memories than Euro-Americans. D. Asians may perceive the world as having fewer discrete events, and therefore recall fewer episodic memories than Euro-Americans.
Sleep researchers have established that people vary in their morningness and eveningness. These preferences change with age due to ____
a. testosterone levels b. growth hormone levels c. neurotransmitter levels d. estrogen levels
Bran brings his friend Tyler with him and his family to an amusement park. Before entering the park, Bran's parents ask the boys to read the "park rules" sign at the entrance. Bran has dyslexia whereas Tyler does not. How are the boys likely to respond to this request?
A. There will be no difference in reading speed or comprehension between the two boys. B. Both boys are too young to be able to read and will need Bran's parents to read it to them. C. Tyler will have more difficulty reading the sign compared to Bran. D. Bran will have more difficulty reading the sign compared to Tyler.