What is the study of how people combine intuition and logic to process social information?

A. cognitive load
B. social cognition
C. need for cognition
D. dual processing


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. Helps males produce more offspring b. Helps females live longer c. Helps females have more infants who survive d. All of the above

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The pleasure principle is associated with which element of Freud's personality theory?

a) id b) ego c) superego d) preconscious

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How does the ability to categorize help humans?

A. Categories help us create helpful stereotypes to follow and add to. B. If we know something belongs to a certain category, we do not need to remember the properties of that category for that item. C. If we know something belongs to a certain category, we do not need to relearn the properties of that category for that item. D. Categories help us create helpful prototypes to follow and add to.

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Your aunt and uncle recently lost their 26-year-old son. They are not only devastated by his death, but they are also feeling shame and guilt. In what way did your cousin likely die?

a. as a result of an automobile accident b. as a result of suicide c. he had a genetic-related form of cancer d. as a result of an intense illness

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