One technique that a person may use to reduce cognitive dissonance is changing their conflicting behaviors to match their attitudes
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According to a study conducted by Harkness and Super (2006), which of the following statements about parental ethnotheories is accurate?
a) American parents hold an ethnotheory about the importance of spending special time with their children. b) Dutch parents hold an ethnotheory about the importance of spending special time with their children. c) French parents hold an ethnotheory of spending family time with their children. d) American parents hold an ethnotheory of spending family time with their children.
The process that is involved when a sensory system first detects an external stimulus is
perception. sensation. interpretation. cognition.
In the evolutionary view, women on the whole value commitment to a relationship more than men do and are more dedicated to parenting. Did the recent research by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention support this conclusion?
a. Yes, because only 49 percent of men compared to 66 percent of women agreed that "It is better to get married than go through life being single." b. Yes, because 75 percent of men refused to answer the questions on the questionnaire. c. No, because 68 percent of women and 75 percent of men agreed that "It is more important for a man to spend a lot of time with his family than be successful at his career." d. No, because the CDC findings suggest that American men today are just less interested in serious family relationships as women are.
According to the authors of your textbook, schizophrenia is most often confused with which other psychological disorder?
A) autism B) dissociative identity disorder C) bipolar disorder D) dementia