In the __________, knowledge from a variety of sources is factored into a decision (e.g., Chicago judged north of Rome based on "Northern North America" vs. "Southern Europe")

a. symbolic distance effect
b. semantic imagery effect
c. semantic congruity effect
d. plausible reasoning hypothesis


Answer: d

Psychology

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A. as an altered state of consciousness B. from a trance state perspective C. as just a stage of sleep D. from a sociocognitive perspective

Psychology

In I'm OK, You're Not, the article which examines the role of prejudice, a dependent variable was

(a) participant's personality ratings of a job candidate (b) the differences in colleges attended by participants (c) the age of Greg, the gay man in the scenario presented (d) the instructions given to participants about the IQ test

Psychology

Dr. Land conducted a study in a preschool to test his hypothesis that the amount of unstructured time (free play) in a day affects the amount of unruliness that children display

Teachers systematically varied the amount of free play each day for a month, and Dr. Land's research assistants recorded the amount of unruliness children displayed each day. This study would best be described as a(n) a. correlational study. c. field experiment. b. laboratory experiment. d. quasi-experiment.

Psychology

The pituitary gland signals other glands to secrete hormones that stimulate pubertal changes in the body

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology