Mitchell was walking near campus late in the evening when he was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint. When questioned by police, he was unable to provide a description of his attacker
Experimental data suggest this demonstrates that under conditions of high arousal,
A) people have amnesia for faces.
B) people try to forget disturbing scenes.
C) people pay attention to the central feature of an event.
D) people don't remember some details because they are not obvious.
C
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A. premature B. postmature C. in fetal distress D. a stillbirth
Imagine that you have a bag filled with 10 pink marbles and 5 black marbles. What is the probability of pulling a pink marble from the bag?
a. .25 b. .33 c. .50 d. .67
Which scenario is an example of a descriptive norm?
a. People show respect to others who put clothes on before going outside. b. Most people do not go outside without clothes on. c. People expect you to put clothes on when you go outside. d. People would be shocked or perhaps upset if you went outside naked.
Which of the following is true of the size of a group while resolving social dilemmas?
A. In a much larger commons-say, a city-voluntary conservation is more successful than a small commons. B. In a small commons, each person feels more responsible and effective than large groups. C. In small groups, people feel less identified with a group's success than they do in large groups. D. As a group grows larger, people rarely make common excuses for noncooperation.