The amount of cognitive dissonance experienced is related to
a. the amount of justification for acting contrary to one's belief.
b. the length of time that the role-playing was carried out.
c. the presence or absence of scientific information.
d. all of these.
A
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a. shown that only males who have a genetic vulnerability develop depression. b. been done extensively on this and results confirm that there is a hormonal basis for depression c. proven that this is simply not casein accurate explanation d. suggested that environmental and social-cultural factors interact with biological factors to influence gender differences in depression
What hormone is released during orgasm and is apparently responsible for the calmness and lack of anxiety after orgasm?
a. insulin b. aldosterone c. melatonin d. oxytocin
The brutalization effect refers to the A. tendency for a serial killer to increase the extent of torture and sadism in his later crimes
B. conclusion that executions increase the murder rate. C. awareness by potential murderers that they will be executed and hence they are deterred from crime. D. nature of the use of the electric chair for execution, in comparison to other, more humane devices, such as lethal injection.
According to Piagetian theory, the ________ component of adaptation is the process of interpreting an experience in terms of current schemes
a. organization c. accommodation b. assimilation d. schematizing