Strack found that when subjects were forced to adopt a facial posture similar to smiling while rating the humor of cartoons, the cartoons were rated:
a. equally humorous independent of the facial posture
b. as more humorous when the face was held in a "smile"
c. as less humorous when the face was held in a "smile"
d. as funny or not funny depending on the personality of the participants
b
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a. physiological b. temperament c. social/emotional d. cognitive
A true sense of curiosity and novelty first emerge during the _____ stage of development
a. secondary circular reactions b. coordination of secondary schemes c. tertiary circular reactions d. beginning of thought
Before participating in an experiment, participants must sign a document affirming that they have been told the basic outlines of the study and are aware of what their participation will involve and what risks the experiment may hold. The document also gets participants to confirm that their participation is purely voluntary and that they may terminate it at any time. To which ethical principle of research does this refer?
A. introspection B. informed consent C. debriefing D. significant outcome
Which of the following is a true statement about a discrepancy between a child's IQ
and achievement test results? a. This discrepancy is a central criterion of the DSM-IV-TR definition of learning disorders. b. Research has consistently found that children with such a discrepancy differ in significant ways – neurologically, cognitively, or behaviorally – from children who are slow learners in one ore more academic skill areas. c. Research has found that this discrepancy systematically distinguishes children with reading disorder from children without reading difficulties. d. The magnitude of this discrepancy provides important diagnostic information that helps clinicians and teachers pinpoint the most effective treatment strategy for individual children. e. This discrepancy plays little role in diagnosis but is important in treatment planning.