At an amusement park, you and your friends have the opportunity to enter a room while others look in and observe. What they observe is rather odd
Among your friends are twins who enter the room and seem to be radically different in height despite the fact that they are identical twins. You recognize that this exhibition is based on the
a) Ames room.
b) Muller-Lyer illusion.
c) Barnum effect.
d) Ebbinghaus illusion.
ANS: a
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Answering "strongly agree" to which of the following statements will increase your score on the optimism quiz presented in your text?
a. If something can go wrong for me, it will. b. I rarely count on good things happening to me. c. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. d. In uncertain times, I usually expect the best. e. I find it difficult to relax.
Research has demonstrated that childbirth techniques designed to reduce pain during labor do not work.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The term scientists use to refer to a psychological concept is
A. construct. B. validity. C. variability. D. operational definition.
Recent thinking suggests that individuals are more ___________, particularly in the domain of personality and social development
a) damaged b) rigid c) at risk d) malleable