The Bay of Pigs invasion, the Challenger explosion, and
countless other meetings where group unanimity comes at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision making, is known as
A) socialthink.
B) thinktank.
C) groupthink.
D) group polarization
Answer: C
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A. genetics and the environment influence cognitive abilities B. children have less long-term memory C. children are only passively involved in their own cognitive development D. stages of cognitive development are fixed
Priming occurs when presentation of one stimulus
a. disrupts the processing of another stimulus. b. acts as a cue that tells the participant when his or her response was correct. c. facilitates the response to another stimulus that usually follows closely in time. d. relates to a prototype in a way that is unrelated to associated exemplars.
According to a research study by Thomas Bower (1974), at what age do infants show the ability of size constancy?
a. 2-3 months c. 7-9 months b. 5-6 months d. at approximately 12 months
Sue is soft-hearted, trusting, generous, acquiescent, lenient, and good-natured. She is high on which of the following "big five" personality traits?
A) neuroticism B) extroversion C) openness to experience D) agreeableness