The fact that more murders occur in homes where guns are kept illustrates the importance of
a. the weapons effect.
b. a biological predisposition to aggress.
c. learned helplessness.
d. stereotyped responding.
A
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A. learning. B. plasticity. C. life experience. D. intellectual functioning.
High-frequency sounds cause the greatest vibration of
a. hair cells in the middle of the basilar membrane. b. hair cells nearest the oval window. c. hair cells nearest the auditory nerve. d. hair cells farthest down the basilar membrane from the oval window. e. the membrane of the eardrum.
Janet, an administrative assistant at a London firm, is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior. She is likely to ________
a. ignore her boss's dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions. b. leap to the attribution that her boss's behavior corresponds to work demands. c. explore her boss's personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation. d. overestimate her boss's personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation.
Which of the following is a statement you would expect to hear from someone high in conscientiousness?
A. Someone will take care of it, I'm sure. B. My job has too many stupid little rules. C. I enjoy doing everything just right. D. Just get it to good enough.