Goal shielding is the ability to block off consciousness from thinking about one goal to allow a person to focus on the immediate goal at hand

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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In the naturalistic experiment in which a "victim" (actor) "passed out" in a subway car, holding a cane in some trials and holding a liquor bottle in others. The results of this experiment showed that the people on the subway

a. helped in both cases to the same degree. b. provided more help when the man carried the cane than the liquor bottle. c. provided more help when the man carried the liquor bottle than the cane. d. showed almost complete bystander apathy, helping neither man regardless of what he was holding.

Psychology

How do contemporary researchers view the family? Describe direct and indirect influences on the family, and provide examples of each

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

______ is thought to increase through adolescence, level off in adulthood, and decline in older adulthood.

A. Crystallized intelligence B. Fluid intelligence C. Spatial visualization D. Verbal comprehension

Psychology

Scholastics preferred the works of ____, whereas humanists preferred the works of ____

a. Aristotle; Plato c. Augustine; Plato b. Plato; Aristotle d. Aristotle; Augustine

Psychology