Social facilitation refers to the phenomenon that
a. a group of people will often work together to complete a task.
b. the larger the group, the more the group cooperates.
c. the smaller the group, the more the group cooperates.
d. the presence of others can facilitate an individual's performance on a task.
D
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Extreme stress negatively impacts people's judgment and performance because it leads people to ____
a. ignore relevant information b. do too many things at once c. act in an individualistic rather than collectivistic manner d. go into an alternate reality as a coping mechanism
Dr. Sands thinks that he is close to discovering an effective medication for the treatment of antisocial personality disorder, but his colleague Dr. Boyer cautions that ____
a. ?even if the medication is highly effective, compliance will be an issue b. ?it is unlikely that any medication will match the effectiveness of tranquilizers in stimulating empathy c. ?most symptoms of antisocial personality disorder typically dissipate on their own by adulthood, without medication d. ?there are already off-label medications that provide effective treatment for antisocial personality disorder
Research conducted by Chua, Boland, and Nisbett found that American participants tended to focus on the figure within a scene, while the Chinese participants focused on the background. They concluded that the Chinese tend to have a
a. broader focus of attention. b. narrow focus of attention. c. shorter attention span. d. longer attention span.
The preoperational period in Piaget's theory occurs between the ages of ______
a. 0-2 years of age c. 7-11 years of age b. 2-7 years of age d. 11-16 years of age