When subjects, in an experiment, provide a report on their mental, subjective experiences, they are engaging in a procedure called __________.
a. objectification
b. rationalizing
c. introspection
d. ratiocination
Answer: c. introspection
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a. amygdala b. hypothalamus c. hippocampus d. thalamus
School-based prevention programs designed to reduce the number of teenagers who smoke cigarettes are most effective when they include all EXCEPT which of the following components?
a. having a no-smoking policy for students, staff, and school visitors b. teaching strategies for resisting peer pressure to smoke c. teaching the health and social consequences of smoking d. providing no-cost health screenings for students who have already begun smoking
The network of roles, communication pathways, and power in a group is known as
a. groupthink. b. group cohesiveness. c. group structure. d. status comparisons.
In referring to "the problem of meaning", renowned psychologist Jerome Bruner was offering what critique of cognitive research?
a) too much emphasis on internal validity at the expense of external validity b) too much emphasis on external validity at the expense of internal validity c) not enough emphasis on how cognition relates to brain activity d) research in cognition should be "disembodied"