If one reads all 12 of the daily horoscopes found in newspapers for several days, one will find that the predictions made are so general that they will fit events that happen every day as well as being applicable to anybody regardless of their sign. This illustrates the
a. Guilford effect.
b. phenologist's fallacy.
c. Barnum effect.
d. Gall fallacy.
C
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A. electroencephalogram (EEG) B. mobile operational pulsar (MOP) C. computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan D. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan
Erikson's fifth stage of psychosocial development is called
a. integrity versus despair. b. intimacy versus isolation. c. identity versus identity diffusion. d. initiative versus guilt.
Power ____________________ come in the form of physical traits, personality characteristics, and external physical factors and are associated with those who are perceived to be powerful.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Current research indicates that memories consist of ______
a. the creation of new, memory-specific neurons, in the memory storage areas of the brain b. changes in the internal structures of existing neurons c. changes in the synaptic connections among neurons d. the creation of new glial cells in the memory storage areas of the brain