Psychologists at Würzburg, when studying what happened in between the presentation of a stimulus and the formation of introspectable mental content, found that research participants could not always explain why they had given the answers they had. The Würzburg psychologists called these ____
a. determining tendencies
c. introspective failures
b. cognitive sets
d. imageless thoughts
D
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A. The judge B. The defense attorney C. The prosecutor D. The jurors
Sharon is constantly talking, whether it is in person, on the phone, or even to herself. Sharon is unaware of her excessive talking problem, which according to Freud's psychodynamic perspective me
A. she is unable to stop the excessive talking behavior. B. the causes of her behavior must be unconscious. C. she has been denying herself food. D. she has a biological disease or bodily malfunction.
What determines the magnitude of post-decision dissonance?
a. the extent to which we undervalue the choice we have made b. the importance of the decision c. the extent to which the choices were equally desirable d. both b and c e. both a and b
Explain why adolescence and emerging adulthood is a special juncture for ethnic minority individuals.
What will be an ideal response?