Myrona doesn't want to start smoking, but being a member of her group of friends implicitly means that everyone smokes. She is probably experiencing which aspect of groupthink?
a. stereotyping of outgroup members c. discrediting of information
b. pressure to conform d. feelings of invulnerability
B
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When we estimate sampling error to calculate inferential statistics for our data, we will use the ______ in our measure of the validity of our estimate.
A. sample distribution B. sample size C. confidence interval D. population size
Reggie is a Green Party supporter. He goes out of his way to read articles about the achievements of the Green Party, but doesn't pay any attention to articles that are critical of the party and its candidates. Reggie is exhibiting ________
a. confirmation bias. b. a mental set. c. hindsight bias. d. the framing effect.
Dr. Trahan endorses the nativist perspective of language development. Dr. Trahan probably believes that
A) children learn language through a mix of imitation, habituation, and operant conditioning. B) children make sense of their complex language environments by applying powerful cognitive capacities. C) language is etched into the structure of the brain. D) caregivers provide appropriate language experiences, which help children relate the content and structure of language to its social meanings.
Studies of sexual arousal show that
a. women are more physically aroused by erotic stimuli than men are. b. arousal has a large emotional element for women. c. women are less physically responsive than men. d. arousal requires physical stimulation of an erogenous zone.