Suppose that an annoying co-worker is always trying to get you involved in office athletic activities – bowling teams, softball teams, corporate Olympics, even fantasy football leagues and March Madness betting pools. Research on the panic button effect suggests that you would be less troubled by this person if ____
a. you thought about how much worse the situation could be
b. you thought about the fact that the coworker is just trying to be nice
c. you felt that you could simply tell the person to stop if you wanted to
d. you felt that, if you wanted to get involved in recreational athletics, this person would probably be a good way to start
C
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a. Coordination of secondary schemes b. Primary circular reaction c. Secondary circular reaction d. Tertiary circular reaction
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a. size constancy. c. perceptual constancy. b. intellectual asymmetry. d. retinal parity.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
) Research was done in which participants were either told they could help a researcher with her research, they were more or less obligated to help a researcher with her research, or not given the opportunity to help. Results found that
A) participants who were obligated to help had more positive outcomes. B) participants who were obligated to help had a drop in self-esteem. C) participants who were able to volunteer their help had a decrease in self-esteem. D) participants who were obligated to help had a boost in self-esteem. E) anyone who was able to help benefited by having slightly higher self-esteem as a result.