The use of the word OCEAN to help people remember the Big Five personality traits is an example of a(n)

A. Acrostic
B. Acronym
C. Pegword
D. Method of loci


Answer is B. Acronym (OCEAN: openness, conscientiousness, extra-version, agreeableness, and neuroticism)

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The formula to determine the _____ is based on the _____

a. central limit theorem; standard deviation b. standard deviation; central limit theorem c. standard error of the mean; central limit theorem d. central limit theorem; z test

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Provide an example of how the overjustification effect may occur.

What will be an ideal response?

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Ben-Shlomo, Naqvi, & Baker (2008) found that South Asians do not use ambulances as often as European Americans when experiencing heart emergencies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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"I'm good when I get praised, and I'm bad when I get spanked.". This statement represents ____ in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning

a. the "good boy" or "good girl" orientation b. naive hedonism c. the punishment and obedience orientation d. social-order-maintaining morality

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