Hair cells are auditory receptor cells of the inner ear embedded in the ___________.
a. tympanic membrane
b. cochlea
c. basilar membrane
d. incus
c. basilar membrane
Hair cells are auditory receptor cells of the inner ear embedded in the basilar membrane.
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the most obvious flaw in this experiment? a. Subjects should have been systematically assigned to groups. b. The sample is not representative of the population. c. Placebo effects or experimenter bias are likely to affect results. d. Distortions in self-report will affect results.
Regarding the studies of conformity, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The size of the majority makes a difference in whether the person conformed, but a surprisingly small difference. b. A lack of unanimity, that is, having at least one person in your corner, can greatly reduce pressures to conform. c. The more important group membership is to a person, the more he or she will be influenced by other group members. d. Since the groups in Asch experiments were temporary, sanctions were informal, and rejection had no lasting importance, less than half of the participants conformed to the group opinion regarding the lines.
The nomothetic approach to the study of motivation involves the development of:
a. general or universal laws b. ideas about individual differences c. ideas about how learning causes behavior d. ideas about how behavior is influenced by genetic factors
Attitudes consist of which three different components?
a. Affective, behavioral, and cognitive b. Arousal, interaction, and reaction c. Consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness d. Dispositional, intuitional, and situational e. Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious