The area of social psychology called "social influence" studies
a. attitude formulation.
b. the ways in which people are attracted to each other.
c. the ways in which people are influenced by random events in society.
d. the ways people influence the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of others.
D
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adaptation. a. situational b. hedonic c. character logical d. dispositional
To help us make sense out of sensations, our brain creates our perceptions by using preexisting knowledge such as
a. transduction and feature detectors. b. sensory coding and sensory localization. c. the principles of perceptual grouping and perceptual constancies. d. the principle of accommodation and psi phenomena.
Statistics maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau on same-sex couples indicates a(n)
overcount. undercount. accurate data base. numbers skewed to the left.
Which of the following concepts of operant conditioning is accurately matched with an example?
A. Negative reinforcement-Jeff holds his umbrella over his head when it starts to rain so that he will not get drenched. B. Negative punishment-Tommy receives a written reprimand from his boss following a series of customer complaints. C. Positive punishment-Jacqueline's teacher gives her a candy for completing an arithmetic exercise without any errors. D. Positive reinforcement-Harvey, a student, is suspended when he vandalizes school property.