Social interference involves:
a. enhanced performance when an individual performs in the presence of others
b. a reluctance to come to the aid of someone in need, when other people are present
c. impaired performance when an individual performs in the presence of others
d. a tendency to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone
C
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a. Brian David Mitchell—involuntary commitment b. Andrea Yates—competence to stand trial c. BL ("bag lady")—determination of sanity d. Tarasoff—therapist's obligation to breach confidentiality
In most state and federal courts of law, evidence from lie detector tests is:
A. admissible, but only when a qualified professional administers the test B. admissible only in federal court C. prohibited D. typically used in capital cases
Dr. Robert's research hypothesis proposes that consuming a low carbohydrate diet will result in increased weight loss. One group of participants follows a low-carb diet for three weeks, whereas a second group follows a high-carb diet containing the same number of calories for three weeks. The average number of pounds lost for each group is then is compared. What is the dependent variable?
a. Number of pounds lost b. Length of time on the diet c. The amount of carbs in each diet d. The number of calories in each diet
Jimmy looks at his homework and decides he should do his math first because it takes him the longest. Jimmy is:
a. poor at math. c. using a recognition strategy. b. probably better on verbal tests. d. using metacognition.