One fraternity pledge nearly died after being made to consume large amounts of alcohol. Despite that, he remained committed to the fraternity. What best describes his reason for commitment?
A. sunken cost fallacy
B. Stockholm Syndrome
C. escalation trap
D. initiation effect
Answer: C
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A. Gary learned the value of algorithms. B. Gary now uses heuristics. C. The course increased Gary's ability to use visual imagery. D. The course altered Gary's schema of psychological disorders.
Mary has just heard five friends say that Massachusetts is the largest state in New England, when she knows it is Maine. Rob, the next friend in line, says that New Hampshire is the largest state in New England. In this situation, Mary is now less likely to conform with the first five friends than if Rob had said that
a. Maine is the largest state. b. Massachusetts is the largest state. c. he isn't familiar with New England. d. Vermont is the largest state.
A correlation exists when
a. two variables are related to each other. b. two variables have the same underlying cause. c. two variables are affected by a third variable. d. a cause-and-effect relationship exists between two variables.
As the night progresses:
a. slow wave sleep (Stage N3) tends to dominate the sleep cycle b. people start to skip Stage N2 in the sleep cycle c. REM sleep tends to dominate the sleep cycle d. sleep cycles become shorter and shorter