Consider the following statements: "I would prefer complex to simple problems" and "I like tasks that require little thought once I've learned them." People's responses to those statements capture their
A. attitudes toward intelligence.
B. need for cognition.
C. reliance on peripheral cues.
D. cognitive complexity.
Answer: B. need for cognition
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a. corpus callosum. b. spinal cord. c. limbic system. d. cranial nerve.
Compared with people trained to associate words with colors, people with _____ show different brain areas are active when hearing words and seeing colors with them
a) brain tumors b) good imaginations c) synesthesia d) extrasensory perception
Dr. Francis randomly assigned puppies to one of two conditions. Group 1 grew up with the ability to choose when they would receive dog biscuits, while Group 2 had no control over when they would receive the dog biscuits
In this scenario, Group 2 would be a) more likely to be aggressive. b) less prone to neuroticism. c) more likely to show high levels of behavioral inhibition. d) more likely to display high levels of anxiety.
The _________ method of estimating reliability involves only one test
administration. a) test-retest b) alternate forms c) split-half d) all involve multiple test administrations