Reinhold is filling out the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and as he responds to each item, he selects the alternative that he thinks will present the most favorable impression. Reinhold's answers reflect
a. a social desirability bias.
b. a negative response set.
c. the placebo effect.
d. non-representative sampling.
A
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Which study was controversial enough to spark discussion of the ethics of research, and ultimately resulted in the creation of IRBs to protect participant rights?
a. Ashton-James and colleagues (2009) study of the influence of mood and culture on openness to novelty b. Greitemeyer and colleagues (2012) study of the influence of video games on aggression c. Milgram's (1963) studies of obedience to an authority telling participants to deliver electrical shocks to aconfederate d. Newcomb's (1961) study of interpersonal attraction in a highly structured dormitory setting
In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the first step in problem-solving based on understanding is to discover
a. a number of functional solutions. b. the set of rules that lead to the solution. c. the general properties of a correct solution. d. the implicit actions for solving the problem.
The argument that feelings of anxiety and helplessness are rooted in one's beliefs is consistent with the __________ view
a. cognitive c. existential b. learning d. behavioral
Fibers from the mechanoreceptors make their first synapses in the
A. dorsal root ganglia of the cerebellum. B. dorsal column nuclei of the medulla. C. the VP nucleus of the thalamus. D. primary somatosensory cortex.