John seems to tell everyone about his highschool "friend: who was picked up by a MLB team even though John barely knew the guy. John is engaging in which of the following?

A. self-monitoring
B. boosting
C. BIRGing
D. CORFing


Answer: C. BIRGing

Psychology

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a. A manifest variable correlates with a latent variable b. A latent variable lies underneath the association of two manifest variables c. A particular latent variable is the most important d. A person’s behavior varies with the situation

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Bobbi is talking with Jennifer and sounds really angry. However, Jennifer knows that Bobbi is just joking because of her facial expression, body language, and the nature of the situation. This shows the importance of which aspect of language?

a. pragmatics b. phonology c. syntax d. morphology

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Dr. Johanssen is studying the ages at which most children are able to accomplish a certain developmental task, such as sitting or walking, referred to as

a. milestones. c. instincts. b. habits. d. norms.

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The hippocampus is instrumental in ______

a. the formation of short term memory b. the retrieval of memories from long term memory c. maintaining a constant level of information filtration by the sensory registers d. transferring information from short term to long term memory

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