The stimuli below are seen as one group of circles and one group of squares due to the organizational principle of

a. continuity.
b. closure.
c. similarity.
d. nearness.


C

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In Asch's studies, subjects were asked to match a line with one in three other lengths. The result of the experiment was

a. about 26% of the subjects never conformed. b. about 26% of the subjects conformed to the inaccurate answers of accomplices in the room in more than half of the trials. c. most social scientists viewed the findings as a dramatic demonstration of humans' propensity to conform. d. all of these.

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Seligman and his colleagues conducted a course in which university students at risk for depression were taught cognitive and social problem-solving skills. Students in the study were determined to be at risk for depression based on a

A. low score on a test of learned helplessness. B. pessimistic cognitive style. C. family history of depression. D. poor response to antidepressant medication.

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Sue is serving in an experiment in which she sees lights of different brightness on various trials. Her task is to press a button as soon as she sees each light. Some of the lights are very bright, and it usually takes her more time to press the button if a dim light is presented on the very next trial. This is an example of a _____ effect in research

a. multiple treatment enhancement c. multiple treatment interference b. contrasting treatment decrement d. generalization decrement

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Benny has an overwhelming fear of being in situations from which he cannot readily escape or in which there is no likely help in case a panic attack should occur. For example, Benny avoids shopping malls, movie theaters and restaurants

Benny most likely has __________ a) social phobia. b) panic disorder. c) dissociative disorder. d) agoraphobia.

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