The intensity of the lights in Jim's car increases when he pushes a control lever up, and decreases when he pushes the same control lever down. Using natural mappings like these in design is a principle favored by:
a. functionalists
b. psychoanalytic psychologists
c. human factors psychologists
d. social psychologists
C
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A. low-birthweight infants B. preterm infants C. small for gestational age D. very low birthweight infants
When it comes to the use of scientifically valid psychological treatments, what can we assume?
a. ?As required by law, a licensed therapist can only engage in scientifically valid treatment strategies. b. ?A lack of scientific support does not always prevent an approach from being widely used. c. ?Psychologists with Ph.D. degrees are required to use evidence-based treatments, but not those with Psy.D. degrees. d. ?If a therapist uses a nonscientifically validated treatment, he or she is required by law to notify their clients.
A test that measures one's level of knowledge or mastery of a subject or skill is known as a(n) __________ test.
A. intelligence B. standardized C. aptitude D. achievement
Social identity theory suggests that we will ________ others who outperform us on an important task, when our group identity is salient
a) move closer to the outgroup b) distance ourselves from the ingroup c) move closer to the ingroup d) distance ourselves from the outgroup