Many studies suggest that we may be motivated to help when we see a person in trouble, because of
a. heightened arousal.
b. a fear of cognitive dissonance.
c. a diffusion of responsibility.
d. the bystander effect.
A
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The psychoanalytic approach to psychological disorders was developed by:
a. Szasz b. Maslow c. Skinner d. Freud
When Rosalie was 6, she knew about 10,000 words. Now that she is 10, she probably knows as much as______ words
a. 15,000 b. 20,000 c. 30,000 d. 40,000
Negative emotions tend to ___ pain, while positive emotions ____
a. intensify pain; have no effect on it b. intensify pain; minimize it c. minimize pain; intensify it d. minimize pain; have no effect on it e. have no effect on; minimize it
Having prior knowledge about a situation can influence how we construe ambiguous situations. This is a result of a heavy reliance on ____________.
a. bottom up processing. b. top-down processing. c. pluralistic ignorance. d. the recency effect.