You are watching your next-door neighbor's 8-month-old infant. You notice that he is getting quite a bit more mature. A few months ago, anytime a new stimulus was presented, he would take a close look at it
Now, he seems to be very interested in ____.
a. what he is imagining
b. what other people around him are attending to
c. several stimuli at once
d. an auditory and a visual stimulus at the same time
Answer: B
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Social psychologists define aggression in a very specific way. According to that definition, which of the following is NOT an example of aggression?
a. A mafia "hit man" who kills for paychecks b. A disgruntled employee who fantasizes about shouting at his boss c. A woman who tries to backstab an ex-lover by sending a package of incriminating photos to his new girlfriend, but mistakenly sends the package to the wrong address. d. A boy who posts mean comments about a fellow classmate on MySpace.
Ben received a score of 125 on the WAIS and is taking it again in three weeks. What should we expect about Ben's upcoming test score?
a. Ben should score lower on the second administration because it is hard to replicate such a high score. b. Ben should score slightly higher on the second administration due to increased motivation. c. Ben should score nearly the same on the second administration of the test. d. Ben should score slightly higher on the second administration due to item familiarity.
Sometimes people will refuse to ask for and accept needed help in order to
A) preserve their expanded sense of "we." B) maintain positive self-regard. C) maintain inclusive fitness. D) avoid being accused of pluralistic ignorance.
Holzkamp (1991) criticized Freud because Freud reduced conflict in social relations to internal conflict. According to Holzkamp this ___________________.
a. biologizes the subject matter b. biologizes class conflict c. individualizes the subject matter d. reduces variability to general processes