Adolescents are more likely than children to measure their world against abstract concepts such as fairness and justice and to propose ways to improve it, reflecting their greater ability to
A) understand metaphor.
B) use inductive reasoning.
C) think hypothetically.
D) infer conclusions.
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements is true of external attributions?
a) They locate the cause of behavior outside a person, such as nature or acts of God. b) They are also known as dispositional attributions. c) They are movements of the body, usually the hands, that are generally reflective of thoughts or feelings. d) They refer to prejudicial attitudes that are unspoken and perhaps even outside conscious awareness.
The tendency to unconsciously mimic the nonverbal behavior of others is called
a. reciprocation wariness. b. pluralistic ignorance. c. the ally effect. d. the chameleon effect.
The stated task in the Asch study of conformity involved
a. rating pictures of people in terms of physical attractiveness. b. administering electric shocks to people. c. judging the length of lines. d. arguing against one's own belief. e. performing easy and difficult tasks in front of others.
The stage of the awareness context, as outlined by Glaser and Strauss, that is typically found in hospital settings is
a. suspicion. b. mutual pretense. c. closed. d. open. e. None of the above.