You are a researcher exploring the outcome of a self-esteem program. What did you likely find?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Research into self-esteem programs has found that students earning low grades performed worse when given self-esteem boosts, instead of better. Their self-esteem was boosted, but their grades did not improve. Self-esteem boosts are considered good for increasing self-esteem, but not for improving performance.
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Corporate psychopaths score very high on measures of selfishness, callousness, and ____.?
a. ?impulsiveness and poor self-control b. ?the remorseless use of others c. ?social deviance d. ?patterns of instability
Spearman called broad reasoning and problem solving abilities ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A research participant hears a tone followed by a puff of air directed toward his eye. Later, he blinks when he hears the tone. Before ending the experiment, what could the researcher do in order to extinguish the blinking to that tone?
a. present the tone alone repeatedly b. present the puff of air alone repeatedly c. increase the loudness of the tone d. increase the amount of air that is directed toward the eye
Both new and old information are held temporarily in___ memory while it is being used, like computer RAM but working memory has small capacity and fades quickly.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).