Which of the following would DECREASE the effectiveness of a persuasive message?
a. Someone who resembles you in many ways delivers the message.
b. The message starts with a small request, and increases the request after you agree.
c. Many other people seem to agree with the message.
d. Someone tells you in advance to expect the persuasive message.
d
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How did Loftus interpret false memories?
a. ?Because of their desire to please whoever is asking them about their memories, people will often go along with what they want to hear. b. ?Eyewitness memory becomes faulty when we make errors in identifying the source of information we have stored in long-term memory. c. ?We accept subsequent misinformation as being correct, and this information becomes part of our memory for the original event. d. ?When we retrieve a memory for a particular event from long-term memory, we also retrieve information from other sources relevant to the event.
The fact that people who live in tropical climates are often tall and lean while people who live in very cold climates is likely a result of
a. cultural differences. c. evolutionary adaptations. b. differences in diet. d. genes.
An association has been found between postpartum depression and infant characteristics. What is a major difficulty involved in interpreting this relationship?
a. There has been no genotype discovered that is directly linked with postpartum depression. b. It cannot be determined if the postpartum depression caused poor infant characteristics or if the poor infant characteristics caused postpartum depression. c. There has been no genotype discovered that is directly linked with poor infant characteristics. d. The mother's and infant's genotype are too closely related to interpret the relationship.
As 45-year-old Brenda's parents age, she helps them with their finances, buys their groceries, and takes care of their house. Which of the following terms best describes this transition in Brenda's and her parents' lives?
a. role conflict b. stagnation c. role strain d. role reversal