East wick and Finkel (2008) examined men's and women's preferences during a speed dating event. They found significant gender differences in what men and women reported as important mate characteristics before the event began—differences that ____ once they actually started interacting with the potential mates at the event
a. increased
b. stayed constant
c. disappeared
d. became subtler
c
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Research by Vons and colleagues (2006) demonstrates the effects of leading participants to think about money. What is not one of those effects?
a. People tend to prefer to work alone as opposed to in groups. b. People tend to fail to ask for help with a problem they are having trouble solving. c. People tend to encroach on the personal space of other people. d. d. People tend to offer less help to others who are clearly in need of assistance. People tend to offer less help to others who are clearly in need of assistance.
The principle of size constancy helps us to ____
a. ?understand that ultimately all objects are the same size to our sense organs b. ?sense that objects in our environment typically stay the same size from moment to moment c. ?perceive that objects in our environment typically stay the same size from moment to moment d. ?use our sense organs to correct distorted perceptions about our environment
Functional fixedness allows us to see similarities between situations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The goals of research in scientific psychology are
A. description and prediction. B. control and explanation. C. description, control, and explanation. D. description, prediction, control, and explanation.