In the 1950s, __________ of American boys received one of the ten most popular names
a. one-half
b. one-third
c. two-thirds
d. one-fourth
Answer: B: one-third
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a. regulation. b. judicial opinion. c. bill. d. order.
Beverly has been struggling with depression over a significant period of time. In her case, antidepressant drugs have not been helping and she is currently feeling suicidal. Her psychiatrist is likely to prescribe
a. antidepressants such as SSRIs. c. electroconvulsive therapy. b. antipsychotics such as Haldol. d. mood stabilizers such as lithium.
Marcella has decided to switch from playing the oboe to the flute. She knows that the notes she plays will be moving to a higher pitch, which is to say that they will be increasing their
A. wavelength. B. frequency. C. amplitude. D. timbre.
Assume that you were a participant in the experiment conducted by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) in which participants were paid either a large or small sum of money to tell an innocent stranger that the boring,
tedious task you had just completed was really enjoyable and very interesting. Further assume that you were paid a large amount of money to tell the stranger that lie. In this situation, you would be most likely to a. convince yourself that the boring task was actually more interesting than you had previously thought. b. maintain your original assessment of the task as dull and boring. c. convince yourself that the stranger deserved to be lied to. d. ask to complete the task again, given that you had high internal justification for doing so.