In one well-known social psychological experiment, research participants were brought into a dark room where an experimenter projected dots of light. These dots of light appeared to move slightly as they were projected—though exactly how far they moved the participants couldn't say. When asked to estimate the distance that the light traveled, participants tended to look to others in the room,
and ask them what they thought (not because they wanted to gain others' approval, but because they assumed that others knew more than they did). It would therefore be MOST accurate to say that participants' final estimates were based on ____.
a. normative influence
b. informational influence
c. implicit social norms
d. elaboration likelihood
B
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Most forms of abnormal behavior are thought to be caused by
a. genetics. b. learning. c. a single cause. d. multiple factors.
Known causes of ASD include
a. infant defense against maternal hostility. b. obvious brain abnormalities. c. environmental toxins. d. fragile-X syndrome.
If the concordance rate for alcoholism were 50 percent among identical twins, which of the following would be true?
A. If you inherit the gene that encodes alcoholism, you will develop alcoholism. B. If there is no alcoholism in your family, you will never develop a problem with alcoholism. C. If your father suffers from alcoholism, you will not develop the problem as long as he is not involved in raising you. D. If your twin struggles with alcoholism, you have an increased chance of having the same problem, but ultimately whether you do is also influenced by environmental factors.
If there is a significant main effect in a between groups factorial experiment with two independent variables, _____
a. the effect of one variable on the dependent variable is greater than the effect of the other variable b. the effect of one level of the independent variable on the dependent variable is different than the effect of the other level of that variable c. the effect of one level of the independent variable depends on which level of the other independent variable is present d. the presence of both independent variables multiplies their effect on the dependent variable