The effectiveness of a multiple-choice item is determined primarily by the skill with which the
distracters are constructed or selected.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Your neighbor asks if you can feed her cat for a day while she is out of town. You agree and then she also asks if you can bring in the newspaper and mail and drop off a package at the post office for her. You have just experienced:
A. the door in the face phenomenon. B. social exchange theory. C. the foot in the door phenomenon. D. bait and switch. E. the norm of reciprocity.
Which of the following often includes visual and auditory representations, but can also include representations of movement, touch, taste, smell, and pain?
a. pseudoperception b. mental imagery c. illusionary processing d. automatic processing
Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?
a. neurotic disorders b. dissociative disorders c. somatoform disorders d. psychotic disorders
Which of the following is not one of Tinbergen's four questions about the behavior of an animal?
a. What is the immediate benefit to the organism? b. What are the immediate causes? c. How does it develop within the species? d. How can it be changed for the animal's benefit?