According to the authors of your text, introspection may not be an especially useful source of information about the self because people
a. may not be consciously aware of the reasons for our behavior.
b. cannot be at once the observer and the object observed.
c. are driven by unconscious self-enhancing motives.
d. know that introspection uses up valuable cognitive resources.
Answer: A
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A. ensuring public safety. B. addressing children's social and psychological needs. C. both A and B D. neither A and B
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a. ?produces long-lasting improvements b. ?is ineffective for psychotic depression c. ?relieves depression faster than medication d. ?is the treatment of choice for depression
What are the two reasons why deindividuation leads to more deviant behavior?
a. People feel less accountable, and people are more likely to obey even deviant group norms. b. People feel less accountable, and people use others to shoulder the blame. c. People become frustrated, and people feel less accountable for acting on their frustration. d. People pay less attention to their environment, and people feel anonymous in a group.
Typically, after a person has participated in a given study, the researcher may make the participant aware of certain aspects of the study. What is this called?
A) dichotomizing B) dissemination C) discerning D) debriefing