Which of the following is true of factors that change one's attitudes?
A. The communicator's expertise and trustworthiness are related to the impact of a message.
B. Fear-producing messages are less effective when they provide the audience with a means for reducing the fear.
C. Gender differences in the ability to be persuaded do not exist.
D. Two-sided messages are less effective than one-sided messages.
Answer: A
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Regarding the repair of the central nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Although animal studies have been conducted, no human trials involving the repair of damaged spinal cords have been undertaken yet. b. Scientists have partially repaired cut spinal cords in rats. c. Currently, a serious injury to the brain or spinal cord is usually permanent. d. Stem cells have been injected into the gap in the spinal cord to form a cellular bridge to repair the damaged spinal cord.
The egocentrism that Piaget believed to be characteristic of the preoperational stage of cognitive development explains why a child might
a. tell her grandmother that her teddy bear likes to take a bath. b. believe that rain comes from holes in the clouds. c. not understand why his father is too tired to play tag. d. decide that she likes chocolate chip cookies but does not like peanut butter cookies.
The self I'd like to be refers to the
a. self-image b. social self c. private self d. ideal self
When a baby is born, its brain does not know what skills it will need to learn in its culture and environment. Extra synapses are formed just in case they are needed. This is referred to as
A) synaptic pruning. B) experience-dependent development. C) glial cell production. D) experience-expectant development.