John has decided to start to learn how to wrestle. His first day at practice, a seasoned wrestler slams the back of his head to the mat
John was shaken and reported to the trainer that he "saw stars" after he hit his head. As a result of "seeing stars," John's __________ was temporarily affected as a result of the slam.
a) corpus callosum
b) occipital lobe
c) parietal lobes
d) somatosensory cortex
b
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a. The framing effect b. The sunk cost effect c. The representativeness heuristic d. The availability heuristic
In Milgram’s study of people who passed a group of confederates staring at a building, if we define “joining the crowd” as imitating the behavior of the confederates (by looking up at the building), then we can conclude
a. individuals only join crowds when they feel they are like the individuals in the crowd. b. crowds form when two or more people gather in one place. c. anonymity of a large group is critical to crowd formation. d. the lure of a crowd reaches its peak once it contains 5 or more members. e. individuals who are busy are unlikely to join a crowd.
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"What am I going to do with my life?" "Will I ever find someone to love?" "Who am I?" "Why don't my parents understand me?"
In cross-cultural studies it has been found that Kohlberg's last two stages only develop in societies that are:
A) matrilineal and rural. B) urbanized or that provide formal education. C) democratic and provide job opportunities for adolescents. D) capitalistic or patriarchal.