Research by Phillips on the "Sorrows of Young Werther" effect suggests that social influence may even lead us to follow others lead in:
A. love
B. job choice
C. divorce
D. suicide
Answer: D. suicide
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A. false consensus effect B. actor-observer bias C. false uniqueness bias D. fundamental attribution error
Donna behaves in a frightening way around her child. She has been reported to child protection services for possibly abusing her child. What attachment type is her baby most likely to develop?
A. secure attachment B. insecure-avoidant attachment C. insecure-resistant attachment D. insecure disorganized attachment
After carefully observing thousands of students, Dr. O'Brien
revealed to his colleagues that students with brown eyes are statistically more likely to write with pens instead of pencils. Although his colleagues did not question his statistics, they did suggest that a finding such as this lacked A) authenticity. B) validity. C) statistical measures. D) practical significance.
Participants in a classic experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963) found themselves in the uncomfortable position of being asked to administer increasingly strong shocks to a learner every time he made a mistake
Videotapes of the participants showed them laughing hysterically, chain-smoking, sweating, and fidgeting nervously. Based on these videotapes, it could be inferred that Milgram's experiment was high on a. internal validity. b. reliability. c. experimental control. d. psychological realism.