In Leon Festinger's boring task experiment, the research participants who were paid only $1 to tell other students it was interesting (a lie) dealt with their cognitive dissonance by:
a. convincing themselves that it was somewhat interesting after all
b. hoping the students they lied to realized it was just part of the experiment
c. insisting that they should also be paid $20 for telling the lie
d. begging Festinger and his assistants not to reveal their names
A
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A. high self-efficacy B. self-actualization C. set aside the time to practice D. an external locus of control
Decreased activation in the ____________________ and increased activation in the ____________________ have been linked to depression.
A. left amygdala; right amygdala B. left prefrontal cortex; right prefrontal cortex C. left medial hippocampus; right superior hippocampus D. lateral geniculate nucleus; medial geniculate nucleus E. anterior prefrontal cortex; inferior hypothalamus
Cognitive ethology is the study of cognitive processes in nonhuman animals, especially in natural environments
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
With the symptothermal method, a woman monitors her basal body temperature and ____
a. menstrual cycle c. breast tenderness b. cervical mucus d. moods