_____ are observable behaviors that do not necessarily have inherent meaning, but carry messages that are encoded during communication
a) Lexicons
b) Streamers
c) Channels
d) Signals
d
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Social psychological research has repeatedly shown that people's common sense explanations for human behavior are often wrong. This illustrates the unifying theme from the textbook concerning the importance of
a. appreciating the influence of culture. b. multifactorial causation. c. logic. d. empiricism.
Adolescents' use of antagonistic interactions such as sarcasm and ridicule are related to
a. the increased capacity for complex thinking. b. disputes between friends. c. developmental trajectory of inter-crowd competition. d. decreases in family interaction.
If you wanted to produce calm in a client, reduce agitation, and induce sleep, you would be most successful by using a(n) ________
a. psychostimulant b. antidepressant drug c. sedative d. MAO inhibitor
One explanation for social facilitation focuses on the role of evaluation apprehension—the anxiety associated with being judged by others—in creating a state of arousal in people. What is the weakness of this explanation?
a. Evaluation apprehension is probably not an important issue to cockroaches. b. People often misattribute the reasons for their arousal. c. Arousal can lead to the social inhibition effect. d. Cognitive appraisal processes precede physiological arousal.