When Efran (1974) gave students a description of a case of students cheating and showed them a photograph of either an attractive or unattractive person accused of the crime, he found that attractive defendants were:
A. perceived as more dangerous.
B. more respected.
C. more likely to be judged as guilty.
D. recommended a lesser punishment.
Answer: D
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a. + 40 millivolts. c. +180 millivolts. b. - 40 millivolts. d. -180 millivolts.
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a. universal ways b. generalizations c. individual circumstances d. all of these e. none of these
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a) Functional fixedness b) A customary viewpoint c) Cross-modal perception d) Divergent thinking
Mick and Steve are two emerging adults living in Pittsburgh. Mick's level of moral development is higher than Steve's, by Kohlberg's system. If Mick and Steve are the same age, what can we predict about Mick?
a. Steve comes from a middle class family and Mick from a working class family. b. Mick has a higher level of education than Steve. c. Mick has a lower IQ than Steve. d. There is nothing that explains this phenomenon.