Dr. Rosenfeld is the doctor on Sunday House Call, a Sunday morning health program on the Fox News channel. Dr. Rosenfeld is highly esteemed in his field and provides up-to-date medical information for viewers. Sometimes he recommends specific products, and Valerie, a regular viewer of the program, trusts what he says or recommends because he doesn't seem to have an apparent motive to mislead viewers. Which characteristic does Dr. Rosenfeld possess?
A) source credibility
B) source derogation
C) source experience
D) source likeability
E) source attractiveness
A) source credibility
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a. Poverty rates decline for older Americans in part because both spouses contribute to retirement income through Social Security and pension plans. b. Poverty rates are higher for older Americans in part because of the lower economic status of widowed women. c. Older men live longer if there is a wife in the home to take care of them. d. Older men are 30 percent more likely to remarry after the loss of a spouse.
How are the findings of Klaus and Kennell's (1970s) mother-infant bonding study viewed today?
A. Contemporary views are in agreement; for bonding to be successful it must happen frequently and early on. B. Contemporary views are in agreement; bonding can be successful even if it happens later in infancy C. Contemporary views are in disagreement; for bonding to be successful it must happen frequently and early on D. Contemporary views are in disagreement; bonding can be successful even if it happens later in infancy
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a. reappraisal b. secondary appraisal c. post-appraisal d. primary appraisal
Which individual has symptoms that most likely indicate a possible functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)?
a. Joan, who says her legs have been paralyzed for six months but who shows no muscle atrophy b. Keith, who goes from doctor to doctor complaining of pains and symptoms in many different parts of his body c. Lilly, who constantly thinks about the size of her ears and wants plastic surgery to reconstruct them d. Wes, who has had backaches that have gone on longer than his doctor thinks is reasonable