People are more likely to pay attention to characteristics of the communicator, rather than to the contents of the message, when
a. they are high in the need for cognition.
b. the stakes are high.
c. the issues are too complex to comprehend fully
d. they are personally involved in the issue
c. the issues are too complex to comprehend fully
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Answering "strongly agree" to which of the following statements will increase your score on the optimism quiz presented in your text?
a. If something can go wrong for me, it will. b. I rarely count on good things happening to me. c. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. d. In uncertain times, I usually expect the best. e. I find it difficult to relax.
Keiko knows that Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah and that George Washington was the first president of the United States. These are examples of
a. procedural memory. b. declarative memory. c. historical memory. d. working memory. e. prospective memory.
The low point of parent-child relationships usually occurs in ______
a. late childhood c. mid-adolescence b. early adolescence d. late adolescence
The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably __________ than their friends in single-earner households
A) participate in fewer household chores B) have more rigid views of gender roles C) have more behavioral and academic problems D) devote more daily hours to doing homework under parental guidance