At the grocery store, mothers often keep children busy by letting them "drive" the cart. Little do the children realize that the steering wheel they are playing with does not control anything
This example demonstrates our sometimes misplaced sense of control over
a. free will and our own behavior.
b. self-esteem and our own feelings.
c. schemas and their contents.
d. heuristics and their processes.
Answer: A
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Young children tend to base their judgments of other people on concrete, observable behavior or appearances, whereas older children begin to focus on _________
a. personality/psychological traits b. second order false beliefs c. emotional competence d. other people’s points of view
Sanfey and coworkers' "ultimatum game" experiment revealed that people tended to make the _________________ decision of ____.
A. irrational; accepting any offer B. irrational; accepting only high offers C. rational; accepting any offer D. rational; accepting only high offers
Who pioneered the method of experimental ablation?
a. Fritsch and Hitzig b. Flourens c. Broca d. Helmholtz e. Müller
In what way is compliance different from conformity?
a) Compliance involves a direct request, whereas conformity involves indirect social pressure. b) Conformity and compliance are very similar; the distinction depends on whether one is actor or perceiver. c) Conformity involves direct group pressure for change, whereas compliance involves orders of commands. d) Compliance involves eliciting reactance on the part of group members, whereas conformity involves subliminal persuasion.