You are held spellbound by the account in the newspaper of a man who risked his own life to save a little boy from a burning building, even though he was not related to the little boy. Social psychologists would say that the man demonstrated
a. demand characteristics.
b. altruism.
c. reciprocal altruism.
d. in-group bias.
Answer: b. altruism.
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Analyses of high-quality recordings of infants' speech
A) entirely support the work of B.F. Skinner. B) entirely support the work of Noam Chomsky. C) show evidence that both biology and experience contribute to learning language. D) show that infants have a long way to go before they learn anything about language.
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a. If you think you'd like a drink, you'll get one. b. If you think alcohol releases your anger, it will. c. If you think alcohol is harmful, you won't drink. d. If you think alcohol is healthy, you'll drink too much.