According to the cognitive perspective of motivation, people
a. do what they think about.
b. try to eliminate discrepancies in information.
c. hold inconsistent beliefs.
d. are more likely to appreciate things that come easy to them.
B
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A. a horizontal line B. a positively sloped diagonal line C. a negatively sloped diagonal line D. an inverted U
Changes and continuities in perception, language, learning, memory, problem solving, and other mental processes are examples of _____ development
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According to the theory of cognitive dissonance, attitudes are changed because
a. emotionally persuasive arguments unfreeze beliefs. b. logical arguments alter the belief component of an attitude. c. clashing thoughts cause discomfort. d. actions contrary to one's beliefs cause behavior to improve.
The babbling of infants in all cultures sounds much the same, but by 9 or 10 months of age,
a. children from industrialized cultures display a greater variety of sounds. b. inborn factors result in cultural differences in languages. c. infants repeat the sounds used in the home. d. holophrases are uttered.