Which of the following is NOT a step in a psychological experiment?
a. varying a condition you believe might affect behavior
b. creating two similar groups of subjects
c. administering the same independent variable to both groups
d. recording whether the condition has any effect on behavior
ANSWER: c
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Existential psychologists believe that free choices provoke anxiety or _____ associated with the meaning of life and that personality arises from arriving at decisions to reduce this anxiety. A behavioural psychologist might reinterpret this theory as behaviour that is maintained by _____, and social psychologists might reinterpret this theory in terms of _____.
A) angst; punishment; persuasion B) angst; negative reinforcement; cognitive dissonance C) negative flow; negative reinforcement; the fundamental attribution error D) negative flow; punishment; cognitive dissonance
Prejudice against particular groups provides a mental and emotional shortcut that allows us to maintain a positive view of our self and our ingroups. This is the application of which theory?
A. scapegoat theory B. realistic conflict theory C. frustration-aggression theory D. social identity theory
Which of the following would be a possible indicator of Jaeline's future diagnosis of schizophrenia?
A. thin-set eyes B. a short, round tongue C. symmetrical ears D. partial webbing of the two middle toes
George Miller (and others) fix 1956 as the date of the beginning of cognitive science and base it on ________
A) a book about information theory B) a symposium on information theory C) a symposium on memory D) the book Remembering E) the book Awakenings