What role does the key theme of sociocultural influence play in information-processing theories?
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Research using new technologies has determined that a. different areas of the brain are activated when American participants are shown photos of themselves asopposed to photos of others, but such differentiation does not occur among Korean participants
b. brain activity does not vary depending on whether or not a stimulus is self-relevant. c. PET scans are not particularly informative for investigations of the self-concept, but fMRI is. d. different areas of the brain are activated when people are shown photos of themselves as opposed to photosof others.
An appropriate example of a repeated measures design would be
a. comparing individual attitudes about drinking before and after viewing a film on the topic. b. contrasting how the personalities of identical twins may differ. c. ascertaining whether a given sample is a good representative of a given population. d. comparing how men and women differ on memory tasks.
The general adaptation syndrome was proposed by:
a. Lazarus b. Rogers c. Selye d. Mischel
Social Psychology in Action Video 6: Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance StudyClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 171 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following question:In order to reduce dissonance, we can either change our ______ or change our ______.
A. attitude; behavior B. attitude; feeling C. motivation; behavior D. motivation; attitude