The tendency for people to hold on to their beliefs—even when their beliefs are discredited by compelling evidence—is known as ____
a. cognitive dissonance
b. belief perseverance
c. the A-B problem
d. cognitive stickiness
B
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Low levels of activity in the anterior cingulate cortex are associated with ____
a. ?hoarding behaviors b. ?threats or dangers c. ?winning or losing in a competitive activity d. ?evaluating social and financial rewards
Preschoolers distinguish __________, which protect people’s rights and welfare, from __________, which do not violate rights and are up to the individual
A) social conventions; moral imperatives B) matters of personal choice; social conventions C) moral imperatives; matters of personal choice D) moral imperatives; social conventions
The contemporary view in psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the effects of learning and
stresses the influence of external rewards and punishments is the view. a. cognitive b. humanistic c. biopsychological d. behaviorist
Davenport and Potter (2004) examined the effects of context on recognition of objects. They found that:
a) objects were recognized most easily when they were not presented in a background scene. b) foreground objects were more easily identified than background objects. c) background objects were more easily identified than foreground objects. d) there was a weak effect of consistency between the object and the background scene.