In a well-known study conducted in the 1950s, social psychologist Leon Festinger and colleagues analyzed the friendship patterns among graduate students living in one of the dormitories at MIT. The researchers found that strongest predictor of friendship was ____
a. how extraverted the students were
b. similarity in terms of hobbies and activities
c. similarity in terms of basic demographics (age, gender, being single versus married, etc.)
d. how close the students lived to one another
D
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A. are found in muscle spindles. B. are responsible for muscle contractions. C. provide feedback regarding muscle contractions. D. are located at the junction between a muscle and tendon.
The process of encoding, storage, and retrieval is known as the __________-processing model of memory
a. stimulus b. information c. interactive d. attentive
You are a family practice physician who delivers quite a few babies. You recently returned from a medical conference in Norway and are considering incorporating the Norwegian birthing method into your own. You are considering using ______________
a warm pool videography forceps a midwife
As children grow older, parents
a. become more physically affectionate with their children. b. become less controlling of their children. c. become more controlling of their children. d. do not change their behavior in terms of either warmth or control.