________ refers to the desire to help another person, even if such help involves cost to the helper
a. Prosocial behavior
b. Altruism
c. Empathy
d. Reciprocity
Answer: B
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The first state to legalize euthanasia was:
a. Illinois c. California b. Oregon d. Euthanasia is not legal in any state.
A researcher finds that in a laboratory a meditation session decreases anxiety scores of college students. The researcher wonders whether the meditation session would decrease anxiety in clients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This researcher is considering the ____ of the findings
a. external validity b. internal validity c. reliability d. accuracy
According to __________ theory, we examine the feelings, opinions and behaviours of other people in order to interpret our own feelings and behaviour.
a. self-perception b. self-enhancement c. self-presentation d. social comparison e. self-verification
One of the most important inferential tasks facing people is to determine the causes of events. How have psychologists approached the attributional process?
How do explanations of outcomes that occur to one compare to explanations of outcomes that occur to others? Are these explanations common to all cultures? Finally, describe how psychologists have studied self-fulfilling prophecies. What will be an ideal response?