A team of researchers found that during the 1940s, there was a high level of patriotism among people in their twenties, but that in the 1960s, people in their twenties had much lower levels of patriotism. This situation is an example of a
a) Cohort effect
b) Novelty effect
c) Test sensitization
d) Reaction to assessment
Correct Answer: a
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a. Barnum effect. b. observer effect. c. observer bias. d. anthropomorphic error.
Noelle wants to measure her cat's auditory threshold. She quietly whispers Ernie's name and slowly increases her volume until the cat turns and looks at her. Over the course of several days, she whispers ten times at each volume. The volume at which Ernie responds five times is called:
A) the absolute threshold. B) the just noticeable difference. C) Weber's law. D) the relative threshold.
In traditional Bali it is believed that infants should be treated like gods, since they have just arrived from the spirit world, where the gods dwell
Consequently, infants should be held constantly and never touch the ground, out of respect for their godly status. If an infant dies, this is often interpreted as indicating that the infant was not shown the proper respect and so decided to return to the spirit world. This describes how cultures developed ____ a. biological explanations for their physical world b. theories and practices to try to protect their infants c. a moral code that is incongruent with modern society d. laws and values that are consistent with modern medicine
The word "functional" in "Functional neurological symptom disorder" refers to
A. neurological symptoms that produce abnormally high functioning in some skill. B. physical impairments that are due to an underlying medical condition. C. minor neurological symptoms that do not produce impairment in function. D. abnormal functioning of the central nervous system.