If our research hypothesis is that people who take acetaminophen will experience a reduction in social pain, the statistical hypothesis is
a. The alternative hypothesis
b. The null hypothesis
c. A mathematical prediction of the effect of acetaminophen
d. Both a and b
d
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a. 70% b. 30% c. 10% d. 5%
Pedro is afraid of crossing bridges. A psychologist helps Pedro by first letting him look at bridges and then having him imagine himself standing near a bridge while being in a safe, relaxing environment. Next, the psychologist has Pedro watch a video of a man crossing a bridge in a car and then has him imagine himself crossing that bridge. Eventually, Pedro is able to stay relaxed while he
drives over a bridge. This process is called ____. a. ?systematic desensitization therapy b. ?imagining assertiveness c. ?modeling d. ?image therapy
Consider the theories of both Eysenck and Goldberg. Which of the following dimensions of personality do their theories share?
a) extraversion b) openness c) conscientiousness d) self-esteem
According to the ______, members of a group see themselves as different from and superior to outsiders
a. in-group bias b. self-serving bias c. actor-observer effect d. ultimate attribution error