Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?
a. You are a lousy cook but you keep trying new recipes
b. you believe reality TV is for morons but are addicted to The Bachelor and watch every episode
c. you dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health
d. you are polite and civil to people you dislike
Ans: b. you believe reality TV is for morons but are addicted to The Bachelor and watch every episode
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a. the Graduate Record Exam is rarely used as a predictor of graduate school success. b. the Graduate Record Exam was validated on a very small sample of students. c. both grade point average and GRE scores have a restricted range for graduate students. d. the Graduate Record Exam has no reliability.
In which of the following neighborhoods would you expect levels of stress to be highest?
a. a crowded but quiet neighborhood b. a noisy neighborhood that has a low population density c. a crowded and noisy neighborhood d. a quiet neighborhood with a low population density
Extracellular thirst results from all of the following EXCEPT
a. bleeding. b. vomiting or diarrhea. c. consuming alcohol. d. eating a salty meal.
Which of the following is an appropriate example of a scoring procedure for a behavioral observation?
a. Sally presses a counter every time a toddler looks in the direction of his or her mother during the clinic visit. b. Annika presses a button on her handheld computer every time, during the work day, that she becomes aware of a craving for a cigarette. c. Tomás makes a hatch mark on a piece of paper every time one spouse interrupts the other during a recorded conversation. d. All of the above are appropriate scoring procedures.