In one study, an experimenter hid a poker chip in her hand and asked adolescents to evaluate the truthfulness of the following statement: "The chip in my hand is green and it is not green
" An adolescent who is capable of propositional thought would most likely answer that this statement is
A) always false, regardless of the color of the poker chip.
B) false only if the poker chip is not green.
C) true if the poker chip is green.
D) always true, regardless of the color of the poker chip.
A
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Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by __________.
A. Solomon Asch B. Stanley Milgram C. Richard Luchens D. Jeremy Singer
Eve was a witness to an armed robbery in a local convenience store, but she cannot recall much of the incident. She is considering undergoing hypnosis to see if she can recover her memory for the event. Can hypnosis help Eve recover these lost memories?
a. ?Yes, hypnosis is very effective in enhancing memory. b. ?Yes, it is possible that hypnosis may help Eve recover some memories, but she also may recall untrue events. c. ?No, hypnosis only helps males and not females recover lost memories. d. ?No, hypnosis under these circumstances is never permissible because the only thing people remember is untrue events.
Descartes argued that the human mind is not subject to ______
a. innate control b. understanding c. laws d. forces of culture
If they were playing the Iowa Gambling Task games, you would expect which group or groups to adopt the riskiest strategies?
a. adults b. adolescents c. children d. adolescents and children but not adults