Allison is at a workshop where a presenter is attempting to persuade people to make a rather risky but potentially profitable financial investment. After carefully considering the presenter's arguments, Alison finds this person's idea sounds compelling and decides to invest. This example best demonstrates the
A. Peripheral route to persuasion
B. Norm of reciprocity
C. Central route to persuasion
D. Door-in-the-face technique
C. Central route to persuasion
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Lydia has a spider phobia. Based on research cited in Module 19, should she participate in a treatment that subliminally presents spider images?
A. Yes-even when images are presented below awareness, the unconscious mind can react to them. B. Yes-she will know that something is helping her because of the fact that she is participating in therapy. C. No-phobias don't go away, so it would be a waste of time and money. D. No-she can't even see the image, so there is no use in doing it.
Brain lateralization has been used to explain the observed sex differences in visual-spatial skills. Which of the following is not a premise of the brain lateralization hypothesis?
a. Rapid maturation of the brain produces less eventual lateralization of the brain. b. Verbal skills develop sooner than visual-spatial skills. c. Verbal processing in both hemispheres rather than in just one hemisphere improves visual-spatial processing. d. Girls' brains mature more quickly than boys' brains.
Wrongdoers should compensate victims for their damages and losses. This refers to which of the following punishment goals?
A. retribution B. moral outrage C. individual deterrence D. restitution
Joel is interested in studying the effects of hormones on a person's behaviors. This interest came from reading high profile cases in which athletes abused steroids and subsequently engaged in violent and aggressive behavior
Joel should probably explore getting an education in: a) forensic geropsychiatry. b) neuropathic osteopathy. c) developmental teratology. d) behavioral endocrinology.