The physical attractiveness of the source of a persuasive communication would be best described as which of the following?
a. systematic cue
b. central cue
c. peripheral cue
d. rational cue
Answer: C
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When Moreland and his colleagues surveyed new college students about their willingness to join groups, they found that students
a. expressed positive opinions about college groups if they had positive experiences in high school. b. desire to join was unrelated to the experiences they had in high school. c. who had bad experiences in high school were looking forward to starting fresh and joined more college groups. d. who had parents that joined college groups were also more likely to join groups in college.
_________ can occur when a person's behavior is affected by a stimulus, even when that stimulus is below the person's absolute threshold for detection.
A. Subliminal perception B. Thresholdless stimuli C. Exposed stimuli D. ESP
Sleep apnea refers to:
A. a disorder whereby a person falls asleep uncontrollably for 10 or more seconds B. insomnia caused by anxiety C. insomnia caused by the excessive use of sedatives during the day D. a condition whereby a person stops breathing while asleep for 10 or more seconds
Which of the following is true of instinct approaches to motivation?
A. Instinct approaches state that people try to maintain a steady level of stimulation and activity. B. Instinct theorists suggest that a lack of basic biological requirements produces a drive to obtain those requirements. C. Instinct approaches fail to explain why certain patterns of behavior have appeared in a given species. D. Instinct theorists agree on the precise instincts that guide human behavior.