Augustine rejected the notion of natural cycles, such as phases of the moon, and supported the concept of linearity. Accepting the notion of cycles would have required him to admit that ____
a. humans do not have free will, and the events in our lives are beyond our control
b. we humans are doomed to repeat in the afterlife our “failings” on earth
c. Jesus’ birth was not a unique and transformative event
d. numerous Gods and heavenly cities exist
C
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Kashima and others (2013) had Australian students transmit a story about a football player from one person to the next. Their results indicated that as the story went from person to person,
a. the stereotype-inconsistent information was eventually weeded out. b. the stereotype-inconsistent information was eventually exaggerated. c. the stereotype-consistent information was often distorted. d. its content remained relatively consistent.
The limited-number technique is based upon the principle of ____
a. scarcity b. reciprocity c. disruption and reframing d. consistency
Research has found that as assertiveness increases, ____
a. leadership quality first increases and then decreases b. leadership quality increases c. leadership quality decreases d. leadership quality first decreases and then increases
Smetana ( 1989 ) has created a short interview schedule to assess parent-adolescent reasoning
regarding conflicts. In terms of this reasoning, what is one of her primary findings? What will be an ideal response?