According to the chapter on social gender comparisons, decoding ability is
a. the speed with which a person processes written material.
b. the ability to see a figure that is hidden in a complex design.
c. the ability to figure out another person's emotions from his or her nonverbal behavior.
d. the ability to figure out alternative meanings of a spoken passage.
C
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When apes communicate using forms of human language, their communication typically lacks:
A) grammatically correct complex sentences. B) modifiers, such as adjectives and adverbs. C) an emotional context. D) verbs.
During meetings, Wayne constantly taps his pen on the desk and counts silently to himself to divert his thoughts away from getting up and hitting the chair of the committee. Wayne's repetitive tapping and counting illustrate the concept of:
a. an obsession b. a compulsion c. dissociation d. a delusion
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Maxine, a physics lecturer, assigns her students a five-page-long assignment on the theory of relativity that needs to be submitted in two days. Only 40% of the class completes the assignment within the specified time. Noticing the delay in submission, Maxine tries to convince her students in a different way. She tells them that though the assignment involves extensive research and is difficult to complete within a short time, it is important as the scores obtained will be added to their physics theory scores. The next day, almost 70% of the class turns up with their assignments. In the context of persuasion, this scenario illustrates:
A. a two-sided appeal. B. the primacy effect. C. cognitive dissonance. D. belief perseverance.