Some people are concerned with hidden sexual images in ads for alcohol and cigarettes that may unconsciously influence people to buy these products. This phenomenon is known as
a. absolute threshold c. subliminal stimulation
b. difference threshold d. just noticeable stimulation
C
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In a large lecture hall, coughing appears to be MOST contagious:
A) at the beginning of the lecture. B) near the end of the lecture. C) at boring points in the lecture. D) during examinations that require essays.
Up until 200 years ago:
a. children were not allowed to read because it was considered blasphemous b. books were not printed in mass quantities. c. most people were illiterate all of their lives. d. only men were taught to read.
Kelly would like to lose weight and her friend recommends a workout video that she found effective. Kelly hesitates, however, and states that she is too out of shape to follow along with fitness models. Her friend informs her that this particular video has a "modifier," an actor of average fitness level who shows how to do the exercises at a slower pace. It is likely that the video producers included this actor to directly address which requirement for modeling?
A. Attention B. Retention C. Reproduction D. Motivation
In a study by Lassiter and his colleagues (2007), they found that when judges and police officers viewed tapes of interrogations, they were more likely to find the confession of a suspect voluntary when the camera focused only on the suspect. Why?
a. They could read his expressions of guilt more clearly. b. They could see how nervous the suspect was. c. The perceptual salience of the suspect triggered the fundamental attribution error. d. They failed to see how the suspect was persuaded.