According to the article Reach for the Sky about peoples' estimations of their own physical ability, baseline measures were used in the main study to:
(a) assess what people did when they were home
(b) divide the participants into experimental groups
(c) find maximum ability to permit adjustment of task equipment
(d) discourage participants from cheating on tasks
C
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Boris has a high need for achievement and is currently enrolled in a philosophy course required for his major. The professor who teaches the course gives extremely difficult exams and has never been known to give a student a grade higher than a B. Under these conditions, it is likely that Boris
a. will not exert his maximum effort in the course because the course has a low incentive value for him. b. will exert the maximum effort he can because he has a high need for achievement. c. will not exert his maximum effort in the course because he has a low expectation of success. d. will drop the course and switch to a different major.
According to Chomsky’s approach, the relationship between “The dog chased the cat” and “The cat was chased by the dog” can be described as
a. one deep structure with two surface structures b. two deep structures with one surface structure c. two deep structures and two surface structures d. two deep structures linked by a transformational rule
Which of the following statements is true of alcohol?
A) It dilates blood vessels. B) It increases the chances of germ buildup on wounds. C) It increases inhibitions. D) It is classified as an amphetamine.
The physical items created within a given culture are called __________.
A. cultural differences B. interpersonal yield C. social output D. cultural products