Which of the following is usually true of a persuasive communicator?
a) A communicator lacking expertise is as persuasive as a communicator with expertise.
b) An attractive communicator is more persuasive than an unattractive communicator.
c) A communicator with a vested interest is as persuasive as a communicator without one.
d) A communicator who arouses fear is more persuasive than a communicator who doesn't.
b
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In their second experiment on the use of modeling to help elderly patients overcome their fears in a bathing situation, Downs, Rosenthal, and Lichstein found that:
a. few, if any, patients overcome their fears b. the control participants were able to overcome almost all of their fears c. patients in the guided participation modeling condition successfully completed the bathing activity d. almost all the patients became disruptive and acted negatively toward the therapist
José's father, Bastian, immigrated to America from the Caribbean ten years ago. Two months ago, Bastian's wife died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Bastian has recently been displaying crying fits, seizure-like episodes and, at times, aggressive behaviors. Medical professionals have been unable to identify a physical cause for Bastian's stress. Caribbean family members suspect that Bastian is suffering from __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word (s).
Which of the following examples would support Barsalou's theory of perceptual symbols?
a) Faster response to BOWL-SPOON than to BOWL-PLAT b) Faster response to BOWL-DISH than to BOWL-TREE c) Faster response to HAMMER-SAW than to HAMMER-NAIL d) Faster response to HAMMER-WRENCH than to HAMMER-SAW
The amygdala is involved in the recognition of ________ communicated via ________
A) fear; facial expression B) happiness; tone of voice C) fear; tone of voice D) happiness; body posture E) anger; tone of voice