Some participants have a tendency to agree with any statement on an inventory. This tendency is called
a. The social desirability tendency
b. The Stroop effect
c. Acquiescence
d. The good subject tendency
c
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Evolutionary theories of motivation suggest that motives result in behaviors that
a. restore homeostasis. b. maximize reproductive success. c. reduce biological needs. d. reduce incentives.
In the 1950s, the advent of computers had an enormous influence on how psychologists conceptualized the mind. In this conceptualization, the mind was analogous to:
A) computer hardware. B) computer software. C) an electrical source. D) data-storage devices.
Milgram examined other explanations for obedience and was
able to manipulate the independent variables such as the amount of feedback and proximity from the learner to the teacher, and the physical proximity and prestige of the experimenter. Milgram was not only trying to replicate his original findings, but he was also trying to demonstrate which of the other principles of scientific thinking? A) Falsifiability B) Replicability C) Ruling out rival hypotheses D) Occam's Razor
Flashbulb memories ______________
a. are not subject to periodic revision b. usually concern events that are emotionally charged c. are almost always highly accurate d. usually concern events from early childhood