As the number of hours a student studies for an exam increases, the likelihood of his doing poorly on the exam decreases. Therefore, how many hours students study for an exam __________ the likelihood of their doing poorly on the exam.
A. is uncorrelated with
B. Increases
C. is negatively correlated with
D. is positively correlated with
Answer: C
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Frustrated research participants are sometimes given an opportunity to administer an electric shock to another person. Experimenters conducting this research generally find that
A. contrary to prediction, participants do not experience a change in their arousal levels following the administration of the shocks. B. participants experience an increase in arousal following the administration of the shocks. C. participants experience a decrease in arousal following the administration of the shocks. D. participants experience a rapid increase followed by a rapid decrease in arousal following the administration of the shocks.
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a. checklists; narrative records b. a static checklist; an action checklist c. narrative records; checklists d. an action item; a static item
Strack, Martin, and Stepper (1988) showed that ______.
a. arm flexion and contraction influence attitudes b. head nodding and shaking influence attitudes c. facial expressions influence attitudes d. feeling powerful influence attitudes