If a subject in a perception study were listening to sounds and asked to assign one of a provided set of numbers to match to each sound's intensity, the method being used to measure the psychophysical function is _________
a. cross-modality matching
b. category judgment
c. magnitude estimation
d. Weber's Law
b
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Newman and his coauthors conducted a recent, large-scale study about the topics that people discuss with their same-gender friends. Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the results of this study?
a. Kierra: "Compared to women, men talked more about positive emotions.". b. Adriana: "Compared to women, men talked more about negative emotions.". c. Oliver: "Compared to women, men talked significantly more about sex.". d. Don: "As far as topics of conversation, most of the gender comparisons did not reveal important gender differences.".
Regarding cues for aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Angry thoughts are considered internal cues for aggression. b. External cues for aggression may include words, actions, and gestures. c. Murders are much more likely to occur in homes where guns are kept. d. Aversive stimuli, such as high temperatures, lower one's overall arousal levels making one less sensitive to aggressive cues.
The "aha!" experience is known as _____
A) insight learning B) latent learning C) cognitive restructuring D) S-O-R learning
When a person is attracted to two incompatible goals at the same time, he or she is experiencing ______ conflict
a. avoidance/avoidance c. approach/avoidance b. attraction/repulsion d. approach/approach