The study on subliminal messages cited in your textbook suggests that among the subjects, 50% reported improvements in memory or self-esteem. The type of improvement, memory or self-esteem, was determined by:
A. the actual subliminal messages on the recording
B. the subject's own judgment of weakness
C. the title of the recording and not the actual content of messages on the recording
D. the experimenter manipulating the title and content
Answer: C
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A. Ivan Pavlov b. B. F. Skinner C. Edward Thorndike D. Albert Bandura
Concerning memory, implicit is to explicit as a. fact is to fiction
b. unconscious is to intentional. c. events are to people. d. divided is to selective.
As you enter the grocery store, your little daughter Marta spots a toy at the front of the store and begins to beg for it. According to the textbook, your best course of action would be to
a. spank her immediately in front of people so the punishment will have the most effect. b. immediately go and buy her a toy and then continue your shopping. c. get very angry with her and stay angry with her as long as you are in the store. d. ignore the whine and try to engage her in helping you shop.
If we doubt a person's verbal report of the emotion he or she is feeling, which of the following would be the most reliable nonverbal indicator to check?
a. kinesics b. body posture c. proxemics d. facial expressions