Seven-year old Eli loves to draw and is quite talented. When his grandfather comes over for dinner, Eli draws a beautiful picture and presents it as a gift to Grandpa. "Well isn't that beautiful? How about if I give you a quarter for this wonderful drawing?", Grandpa asks. Eli's parents don't interfere, but they frown at the idea that Eli is getting a reward for doing something that he loves to
do. Which social psychology concept is at the heart of the parents' discomfort?
a. upward social comparison
b. the facial feedback hypothesis
c. downward social comparison
d. the overjustification effect
d
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a. Harriet L., a 35-year-old devout Catholic b. George T., an elderly white widower c. Martha K., a young married professional d. Abdullah J., a middle class married man of Syrian ancestry
Piaget believed that infants could not acquire object permanence until they could understand the concept of
a. invisible displacements. c. possible events. b. impossible events. d. subjective contours.
According to your authors, one of the bottom lines of scientific thinking is
A) if a claim is extraordinary, we should trust what the authorities say. B) if a claim runs counter to what we already know, we can accept it if it appears in a peer-reviewed journal. C) if a claim runs counter to what we already know, it should be supported by extraordinary evidence. D) if a claim contradicts what we already know, we should disregard it even if it appears in a scientific journal.
In the U.S., the formal ethical guidelines for animal research require research proposals to
be reviewed by a committee that must include a veterinarian and a. a representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. b. a professional ethicist. c. an attorney. d. a member of the public at large, not affiliated with the research institution. e. two or more persons who have conducted successful animal research.