Many college students drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol, because they mistakenly assume that (a) everyone drinks alcohol and (b) everyone drinks more than they really do. This bias is known as
a. the fundamental attribution error.
b. pluralistic ignorance.
c. group attribution error.
d. normative drift.
e. the autokinetic effect.
b. pluralistic ignorance.
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Harmon-Jones and others (1996) research in which participants drank Kool-Aid mixed with sugar versus vinegar showed that
a. negative consequences for lying are not essential to dissonance. b. negative consequences for lying are essential to dissonance. c. attribution of arousal is essential to dissonance. d. attribution of arousal is not essential to dissonance.
At about ____, infants begin to smile, even infants who are ____.
A. 1 to 3 days; blind B. 8 to 10 weeks; blind C. 1 to 2 weeks; deaf D. 4 to 6 weeks; blind
Which statement concerning aging and health is true?
a. Alcohol abuse has significant short-term impact, but does little long-term damage. b. Most older individuals are in excellent health (i.e., have no chronic illness). c. Even healthy older adults show significant losses in functioning. d. Aging in the absence of disease has little impact on physical or psychological functioning.
Projective tests are developed based on ____
a. ?psychoanalytic theory b. ?trait theory c. ?social cognitive theory d. ?humanistic theory