Cognitive dissonance theory is based on the human need for
a. self-actualization.
b. self-esteem.
c. social approval.
d. consistency.
ANSWER: d
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a. Violent media can have serious, long-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers. b. Violent media can have mild, short-term impacts in terms of increasing aggressiveness in viewers, and may or may not have more serious or longer-term impacts. c. Exposure to violent media is one of the most difficult risk factors to alter in terms of preventing aggression. d. Violent media seem to increase some forms of aggression among people who are already prone to aggression, but to have little or no impact on people who are not already prone to aggression.
A burst of intense stimulation to a dendrite by one or more axons connected to it in a rapid series can be described as the ____.
A. long-term potentiation of the cell's response to stimuli B. long-term inhibition of the cell's response to stimuli C. potentiation of the cell's response to stimuli for a few seconds D. inhibition of the cell's response to stimuli for a few seconds
Eating disorders:
a. may have cultural influences. c. may involve genetic components. b. tend to run in families. d. all of these
Which ESP ability does a fortune teller claim to have if she gazes into a crystal ball to foretell your future?
a) telepathy b) telekinesis c) precognition d) psychokinesis