According to Zajonc (2001), we generally respond to a stranger with ________ the first time we encounter that person
A) concern for our personal safety
B) at least mild discomfort
C) open friendliness
D) curiosity
E) a mixture of discomfort and friendliness
Answer: B
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A. cooperative play B. associative play C. parallel play D. functional play
Research on perception of complex action, such as athletic activity, indicates that compared to people who break the event up into gross units, those who break the event up into fine units tend to
a. remember more details about the event. b. lose sight of the big-picture outcome of the event. c. rely more on the expectations of others in evaluating the event. d. enjoy their observation of the event more.
As an adolescent, Marla was in a brief incestuous relationship with her brother. Her sister Rhonda was in a long-term incestuous relationship with their father. We can expect that ____
a. Rhonda was more psychologically damaged than Marla b. Rhonda's incestuous relationship was more mutually consensual than Marla's c. Marla was more psychologically damaged than Rhonda d. there were few negative psychological effects for either woman
Bob received a C on his Calculus II exam and an A on his Macroeconomics exam. Which of the following would best reflect Bob’s reasoning if he exhibited a self-serving bias?
a. ?His Calculus II grade was because he was coming down with the flu and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor was an easy grader. b. ?His Calculus II grade was because he is not good with numbers and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor was an easy grader. c. ?His Calculus II grade was because he was coming down with the flu and his Macroeconomics grade was because he has an innate gift for understanding how the world works. d. ?His Calculus II grade was because he does not study and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor happened to ask the questions he studied the most.