In which of the following circumstances would Asch's findings regarding the importance of unanimity and conformity be most salient?
A. Sitting in a psychology class
B. Attending a sporting-event party
C. Serving on a jury
D. Undergoing surgery
Answer: C
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a. experimental study b. case study c. correlational study d. experiential study
According to the Marticchio study about attitudes and job training, which is the main focus of the article I
Think I Can, I Think I Can, participants were given an ID number to (a) help them remember which group they were in (b) protect them from job-related threats (c) allow their employers to find out who had done well (d) make them think that they were the first participant in the study
In a classic study, Sanes and colleagues (1990) transected motor neurons that controlled the muscles of the vibrissae of rats. Several weeks later, stimulation of the area of motor cortex that had previously moved their vibrissae
A) had no observable effect. B) moved their tails. C) caused the rats to run in a circle. D) moved the muscles of the face. E) stimulated the growth of neural sprouts.
Which of the following is indicative of a dissociative disorder?
a. motor or sensory symptoms incongruent with any neurological or medical disorder b. a separation of part of a person's consciousness or identity c. falsifying symptoms of amnesia d. the ability to only remember certain details of an incident