Devin, Jeremiah, Meg, and Casey all watched as the building across the street burned to the ground. They kept waiting for the fire trucks to show up, even though none of them had called 911 . In this case, the fact that none of the four friends phoned to report the fire illustrates the phenomenon of:
a. social loafing
b. social interference
c. normative social influence
d. the bystander effect
D
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Ali is being treated for a shoe fetish. The therapist pairs electric shock with the sight and touch of shoes. The therapist also is teaching Ali to engage in appropriate social skills and how to feel sexual pleasure without resorting to shoes. The therapist probably supports which approach to treatment?
a. behavioral c. biogenic b. psychodynamic d. cognitive
According to Elizabeth Loftus, food aversions can be:
A. a genetic disposition B. unlearned through behavioral therapy C. only acquired through several negative experiences D. the result of a false memory
What is an advantage of aging in terms of sexual function?
a. Less difficulty lubricating b. Increased risk for premature ejaculation c. Increased delays in ejaculation d. Reduced risk for erectile disorder
According to the research on the classic "selection task" (involving the cards that contain a letter and a number),
a. accuracy often depends on factors such as the concreteness and familiarity of the problem. b. performance is better when people use top-down processing. c. surprisingly, people perform better when the task is abstract than when it is concrete. d. people prefer to use syllogisms, rather than conditional reasoning.