Discuss the societal and legislative impact of Strayer and Johnston's study (2001) on the cognition of distracted driving.
What will be an ideal response?
Strayer and Johnston designed a dual-task study to simulate driving conditions and see which factors distracted drivers. Participants who listened to the radio had no trouble stopping at red lights and responded quickly when the traffic light turned red. In contrast, participants who talked on the phone failed to stop at some red lights and reacted slowly to others. Since this 2001 study, legislators around the world have placed restrictions on whether drivers may talk on phones, even hands-free phones, while driving.
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What can we conclude about self-confidence on achievement tasks?
a. In general, no gender differences appear in this area. b. When working with no one else in the room, women are more self-confident than men. c. No major gender differences in self-confidence appear when the task is described as being one that "women are good at.". d. Men are much more self-confident than women on traditionally masculine tasks; women are somewhat more self-confident than men on traditionally feminine tasks.
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the moral management approach to treating the physical and mental disorders of mentally ill patients?
A. Patients would be given the choice between two different types of medications. B. Patients could select the frequency and duration of rehabilitative treatment. C. Patients attended spiritual discussions and engaged in manual labor tasks. D. Patients were required to attend weekly group therapy sessions.
Once in the uterus, the zygote
a. stops dividing into more cells. b. becomes implanted immediately. c. wanders around for 3 or 4 days before becoming implanted. d. is now called a fetus.
Eighty-nine-year old Jessica establishes college funds for her great-grandchildren, volunteers at a local homeless shelter, and counsels young married couples at her church. Jessica is demonstrating Robert Peck's developmental task of ____.
A. body differentiation versus work-role preoccupation B. body transcendence versus body preoccupation C. ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation D. ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation