Which of the following has been blamed as a contributing factor in the Columbia space shuttle disaster, the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter, and the invasion and occupation of Iraq, as well as other international crises?
a. the halo effect
b. cognitive dissonance
c. groupthink
d. social facilitation
C
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Suppose someone says it is morally right to steal a drug to save someone's life. What would Kohlberg say about this person's moral reasoning? a. The person shows a high level of moral reasoning
b. The person shows a low level of moral reasoning. c. The level of moral reasoning depends on what reasons the person gives. d. The level of moral reasoning depends on the person's actions in real life.
Two samples, each with n = 9 scores, produce an independent-measures t statistic of t = 2.00 . If the effect size is measured using r2, what is the value of r2?
a. 4/16 b. 4/20 c. 2/16 d. 2/18
Abelard’s proposed compromise between nominalism (concepts summarize individual experience) and realism (once concepts are formed, they exist apart from individual experience), is called:
a. Understandism b. scholasticism c. the ontological argument d. the dialectic
Which of the following statements is true about social anxiety?
A. Socially anxious people recognize the source of their anxiety. B. Social anxiety can result from anticipated social interactions. C. We can identify a relatively stable tendency for people to experience social anxiety. D. all of the above