According to Ambady, what was the shortest amount of time
that subjects had to observe a teacher in order for
their intuitive ratings to match the ratings of students who were in the teacher's class for the whole semester?
a. six seconds
b. 90 seconds
c. five minutes
d. 10 minutes
ANSWER: a
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Suppose that you are enrolled in a child development course. In discussing children's memory, the professor says, "Preschool children are likely to demonstrate utilization deficiency." Which of the following options would be the most likely next senten
a. "You can teach them memory strategies, but they may not use them appropriately." b. "They can only use organizational strategies; they cannot utilize rehearsal or imagery." c. "Preschoolers lack the brain development to utilize working memory. d. "They realize that memory strategies would increase their recall, but they have difficulty remembering what the strategies are."
Research on selective attention has found that ______.
a. people are more likely to encounter information that supports their attitudes, but they do not seek this information out b. people pay more attention to information that supports their attitude, but only when they are high in self-monitoring c. people always seek out information that supports their attitude d. people pay more attention to information that supports their attitude when the opposing information does not seem highly useful and non-refutable
What is the proposition that new attitudes override old attitudes?
A. model of dual attitudes B. implicit attitudes C. explicit attitudes D. uni-valenced decisions
Jim is designing a study to measure the different levels of wakefulness using EEG recordings. He is particularly interested in evaluating participants’ attention to pictures that are presented on a computer screen. How will Jim know that participants are adequately attending to the photos?
A. If he sees alpha waves, then he knows that participants are engaging the default mode network. B. If he sees gamma waves, then he knows participants are engaging the default mode network. C. If he sees gamma waves, then he knows participants are processing the photos. D. If he sees alpha waves, then he knows participants are processing the photos.