In Festinger's classic experiment, college students did an extremely boring task for a long time. Afterward, they were asked to help lure others into the experiment by pretending that the task was interesting and enjoyable. Later they were asked their opinion of the task. Those paid $1 for luring more participants experienced a great deal of
a. conformity.
b. persuasian
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. actor-observer bias.
c
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A. cell body, cellular membrane, and transmitters. B. axon, dendrites, and glands. C. cell body, dendrites, and axons. D. transmitters, dendrites, and nodes of Ranvier.
Tai is interested in how alcohol consumption affects driving ability. He gives college students two, four, or six beers and then measures how many obstacles the students "hit" when they are in a driving simulator. The dependent variable is ____.?
a. ?alcohol consumption b. ?driving ability c. ?the number of drinks d. ?the number of obstacles hit
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b. Karl has the highest testosterone levels, followed by Stephen, and then Mark. c. Stephen has the highest testosterone levels, followed by Karl, and then Mark. d. Mark has the highest testosterone levels, followed by Stephen, and then Karl.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false