In a study by Cross and colleagues (2009), half of the participants watched videos of specific dance sequences. The other half of participants actually practiced these sequences. All participants were then given a surprise dance test consisting of trained (observed or practiced) and untrained sequences. Participants who only observed videos of dance sequences:
A) outperformed the practice group on trained sequences.
B) outperformed the practice group on untrained sequences.
C) demonstrated inferior performance on all sequences compared with the practice group.
D) showed no difference in performance on trained versus untrained sequences.
C) demonstrated inferior performance on all sequences compared with the practice group.
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Mia has just become concerned with how she compares to her peers. For example, she wants to know if she can kick a soccer ball farther or read better than her friends. Mia is in which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?
a. Autonomy versus shame and doubt b. Initiative versus guilt c. Industry versus inferiority d. Identity versus role confusion
The symptoms of delirium tend to develop a. very slowly, over the course of several years
b. very quickly, over the course of a few hours to a few days. c. moderately slowly, over the course of several months. d. moderately slowly, over the course of several months.
High status or dominant individuals tend to sit
A. In the head table position B. On the side of the table C. Between two people
What three characteristics are found in a good psychological test?
a) projective, reliability, validity b) consistent, normalized, objective c) reliability, standardization, validity d) normalized, objective, standardization