"Put yourself in my position," Janice whines. "Can't you spare an hour to help me out?" Janice is attempting to evoke ________ when trying to persuade you to help her
a. empathy
b. the reciprocity norm
c. kin selection
d. social exchange pressures
Answer: A
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a. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery b. General Aptitude Test Battery c. Differential Aptitude Test d. Wonderlic Personnel Test
A gene is
a. a chain of DNA molecules. b. an egg or sperm cell. c. the observed characteristics of a trait. d. a portion of DNA that codes for the production of one protein.
Twenty-year-old Elton inherited a predisposition to depression and was brought up by a mother who suffered from bipolar disorder. Until now, Elton has avoided depressive or manic symptoms, but according to the diathesis-stress model, he may develop depression if he
A. fails to undergo psychotherapy. B. encounters very stressful events. C. fails to recognize his genuine feelings about himself. D. develops serious diathesis.
Which one of the following statements about validity is FALSE?
a. Evidence of validity based on a test’s relations with other variables involves correlating test scores to a measure of performance or another test. b. Evidence of validity based on content involves examining the questions on the test to see if they represent the domain being measured. c. Evidence of validity based on content involves correlating test scores to a criterion. d. Evidence of validity based on a test’s relations with a criterion can be gathered via the concurrent and predictive methods.