Social psychologists who study persuasion use the term "source" to refer to the ____
a. individual who delivers a message
b. core reason why a person is persuaded
c. starting point of a persuasive argument
d. data, or information, used to back up a persuasive argument
A
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a. ego; superego b. unconscious; conscious c. superego; id d. id; superego
Inter-rater reliability gauges __________.
A. the similarity of one set of results to another set of results from a trial run a few days earlier B. the similarity of one set of results to another set of results from a trial run several years earlier C. the extent to which a measuring instrument measures what it is supposed to measure D. the extent to which different clinicians agree on a diagnosis
Four-year-old Gretchen, from an impoverished home, may achieve a higher IQ from attending Head Start than not attending
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is known to reduce the risk of depression in older adults?
a. availability of social support b. being financial well off c. living alone d. caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease