________ is the tendency of individuals to increase their liking for something that they have worked hard or suffered to attain
a. Confirmation bias
b. Mental set
c. Justification of effort
d. Postdecision dissonance
Answer: c
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A. increase social behavior B. decrease trust in laboratory simulations C. decrease savant abilities in individuals with dementia D. all of these
A statistic is defined as _________
a. the score on the dependent variable of a particular subject in the sample b. a number calculated on population data that quantifies a characteristic of the population c. a number calculated on sample data that quantifies a characteristic of the sample d. the number of subjects in the sample
Erikson's approach to personality development suggests that an infant's early experiences are responsible for shaping whether or not they become __________ individuals later in life
a) agitated b) trusting c) lazy d) motivated
Which of the following is true about members of the Baby Boom generation and the workplace?
A) They are less likely to benefit intellectually from cognitive complexity than the next generation. B) They all tend to be employed in cognitively complex jobs. C) They are more likely than the previous generation to work in professional and technical positions. D) They are less likely than the previous generation to work in managerial positions.