Audrey agreed to do her homework when her mother asked in order to avoid punishment. In this case, agreeing to the request is an example of:
a. social proof.
b. obedience.
c. compliance.
d. conformity.
b
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a. inferential statistics b. descriptive statistics c. case study statistics d. operational statistics
Alex and Barbara have been dating for several years. For the first year, their relationship could be described as "game-playing love." For the past two years, it is best described as an "all-giving, selfless love."
Using the categories suggested by Clyde and Susan Hendrick, how might we describe the relationship experienced by Alex and Barbara? a) They have moved from eros to ludus. b) They have moved from ludus to agape. c) They have been in storge but now are in pragma. d) They have been in agape but now they are in storge.
How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?
a. the surfacing of repressed sexual urges b. biological attempts to make recent memories more permanent c. the cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem d. the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics e. the surfacing of repressed aggressive urges
In contrast to older children, research would suggest that younger children would be more likely to be afraid of which of the following?
a. ghosts b. monsters c. the dark d. death