Which of the following trait theory psychologists used the idea that language would be a good place to start looking for the number of personality traits that existed?
A. Carl Rogers
B. Karen Horney
C. Walter Mischel
D. Gordon Allport
Answer: D
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A researcher who has found that caffeine consumption has a greater effect on behavior in hot weather than in cold weather has detected a(n)
a. variable effect. b. interaction effect. c. control effect. d. placebo effect.
Yoda, a central character of the Star Wars movies created by George Lucas, has a distinctive way of speaking. His statement, "Afraid you will be," violates which property of the English language?
A. Language involves the use of a lexicon. B. Coding is required for language. C. Language symbols must have high discriminability. D. Language has a structure that is governed by rules.
Sperling proposed that people use the auditory information store to rehearse the names of patterns. The auditory information store is a part of
a. the sensory store. c. short-term memory. b. the scan component. d. long-term memory.
An expert on media violence has been asked to testify before Congress. What is she likely to say concerning violence on television?
a) Television violence is sanitized, so there is little blood, gore, or pain. b) The violence on television is not different than the reports of violence that we see and hear on television. c) Most children nowadays are accustomed to dealing with fantasy via various forms of media and understand the concept and content of media violence. d) The message tends to work two ways – it can increase violence or it can decrease violence because of the graphic nature of much of the television violence.