Hank is a convicted rapist. What are we likely to find if we examine his family background?
a. parental neglect
b. childhood abuse
c. early exposure to sexual violence
d. all of the above
d
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Which of the following statements is true of the study conducted by Terraciano et al. (2005) in 49 cultures on describing the "typical member" of a culture?
a) The findings suggested that perceptions of national character may actually be substantiated by characteristics of members of those cultures. b) The respondents' perceptions of national character were not correlated with the actual, aggregate personality levels of individuals of those cultures. c) There was relatively high disagreement about the national character perceptions of various cultures. d) The study was conducted using a single measure to assess personality and national character.
Dr. Borgen skips lunch to avoid that afternoon dip in alertness. This strategy will ______.
A. be quite effective B. be somewhat effective C. not be effective unless there is exposure to light during that time D. not be effective at eliminating the slump
When conditioned stimuli are linked together to form a series of signals, such as the steps involved in having one's blood tested, this process is called _____
a) stimulus chaining. b) graduated conditioning. c) operant conditioning. d) higher-order conditioning.
Simply expecting something to happen can make it happen. This describes ________.
A. experimenter bias B. observer bias C. participant bias D. placebo effect