The findings of the classic Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) experiment indicate that:


Answer: participants in the $1 condition experience greater discomfort and agitation when lying about how fun the task was than do participants in the $20 condition

Psychology

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Which of the following is true regarding cohabitation?

a. Couples who cohabit report more satisfaction in their relationships than married couples. b. Cohabiting relationships last longer than marital relationships. c. Seventy-five percent of female cohabitants expect to marry their partner. d. Having children while cohabiting tends to decrease couples' chances of staying together.

Psychology

When asked about her bedtime routine, 4-year-old Zoe says, "I put on my jammies, we brush teeth, and then read a book." Zoe's description is an example of ______.

A. recognition memory B. scripts C. metacognition D. autobiographical memory

Psychology

A key advantage of ________ lesions is that they affect only neural cell bodies and do not damage axons passing through the region

a. hypoxic b. aspiration c. 6-hydroxydopamine d. radio-frequency e. excitotoxic

Psychology

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

a. Hans Selye. b. Martin Seligman. c. Redford Williams. d. Donald Meichenbaum.

Psychology