What it called when we assume others feel as we do, causing us to form a mistaken impression of them?
a. the stereotypical effect
b. the halo effect
c. the matching hypothesis effect
d. the false consensus effect
D
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How is it that DNA "knows" which specific amino acids, proteins, or enzymes to create?
a. The number of chromosomes that makes up the DNA strand determines this outcome b. The length of the DNA strand, determined by the number of genes on the strand, produces the specific outcome. c. The combination of XX and XY chromosomes in the DNA strand determines this outcome. d. The order in which the four nucleotide bases occur in the DNA strand results in the specific production outcomes.
Chapter 13 examined an experiment by Leichtman and Ceci on preschool children's eyewitness testimony. According to this research,
a. children's expectations about a stranger's behavior did not affect their recall. b. children's memory may not be perfect, but they can distinguish between what really happened and a false statement of what had happened. c. children in the control condition were not very accurate in recalling events. d. under certain circumstances, young children are fairly likely to report events inaccurately.
Jarrod believes that introspection is the only way to obtain good data. In his research, he is trying to identify the basic components of consciousness. Jarrod's research most closely adheres to the tenets of the __________ school of psychology.
A. structuralist B. functionalist C. humanistic D. gestalt
Mounting evidence suggests that __________ is a major contributor to SIDS
A) impaired brain functioning B) higher-than-average birth weight C) organized and patterned sleep behavior D) a family history of chromosomal abnormalities