According to Irving Janis, the Bay of Pigs fiasco occurred because of
a. a weak leader.
b. groupthink.
c. the risky shift phenomenon.
d. group polarization.
b
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A. reciprocal liking B. the primacy effect C. the halo effect D. the matching hypothesis
One of the earliest purveyors of the behavioral model was ________, who noted that cognitive or mental processes have no place in the scientific study of psychology.
a. John Watson b. Rosalie Rayner c. Thorndike d. B.F. Skinner
What would cause a genetic female mammal to develop an anatomical appearance resembling a male's?
a. a lack of estradiol b. moderate levels of estradiol during an early stage of development c. a high level of testosterone during an early stage of development d. a high level of testosterone during the late part of puberty
Some breeds of dogs have reputations for being friendly, aggressive, intelligent, calm, or emotional. The study of such differences in inherited traits would occur within the field of
a. analytical genetics. b. behavioral genetics. c. inferential statistics. d. statistical genetics.