Mike is shopping for a new car and he has found one that he thinks is perfect. He has read some good reviews about the car's performance. However, he has found a few negative reviews about the car, which he has decided to ignore. What is Mike's diversion of attention from information inconsistent with his attitude called?
a. selective elaboration
b. selective avoidance
c. selective exposure
d. selective appeal
B
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A) Cognitive adventurousness B) Social engagement C) Cognitive dissonance D) Acceptance of changes
Which area(s) in the brain manage(s) the emotions?
A) The subcortical structures B) The cortex C) The limbic system D) Broca's area
Sometimes a sample of research participants consists of several smaller groups that are different from one another in critical ways. A correlation coefficient in this situation would be lower than if the sample consisted of similar people
This illustrates the problem of a. restricted range. b. heterogeneous subgroups. c. a third variable. d. directionality.
Researchers who want to induce a mild, temporary form of depression in research participants often have those participants read a series of depressing statements. Such participants often show the same cognitive behaviors as people who are clinically depressed. These results suggest that this means of inducing "depression" shows
a. convergent validity. b. external validity. c. construct validity. d. divergent validity.