Social-cognitive theorists believe that personality is
a. an unscientific term that has outlived its usefulness. b. composed of learned behavior only.
c. composed of the ways that individuals think about themselves and the world only.
d. composed of learned behavior and the ways that individuals think about themselves and the world. e. based on the belief that the environment determines how genetic predispositions influence behavior.
d
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In a cross-cultural study by Masuda and Nisbett (2001) involving Japanese and American students to find the influence of culture on attention, it was found that:
a) there were minor differences in recalling the focal object in the picture. b) there were major differences in recalling the focal object in the picture. c) the Japanese students remembered more of the background objects. d) the American students remembered more of the background objects.
How does the recipient's mood affect persuasion?
a. A good mood makes people more critical and questioning of persuasive messages. b. A good mood has no effect on persuasive messages. c. A good mood makes people more receptive to persuasive messages. d. A good mood makes it easier to ignore persuasive messages. e. A good mood leads to low elaboration likelihood.
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Both Cattell and Galton believed that eminent intellects were on the decline in society. What was Cattell’s reasoning?
a. He attributed the decline to heredity because his statistics showed that eminent men sired fewer children. b. He attributed the decline to a combination of factors related to nature and to nurture. c. He attributed the decline to a decrease in certain physical characteristics and strengths over time. d. He attributed the decline to the lack of environmental opportunity, particularly education.