Sarah has just gotten into a sorority that she has always wanted to be in. However, she just saw one of the members bring a copy of the upcoming biology exam to the sorority president that she obtained from the instructor's student worker. Sarah is upset that her "sorority" is engaging in unethical behavior. However, she decides to keep quiet so her loyalty will allow her to affect a change and
eliminate this unethical behavior by working within the organization. Sarah has resolved her cognitive dissonance by
a. adding consonant thoughts.
b. decreasing her amount of perceived choice.
c. changing her attitude.
d. changing her behavior.
A
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A. categorical variables B. ordinal values C. continuous variables D. causal factors
A psychologist gives several personality tests to a group of participants. When sifting through her data, she is surprised to find that people born in the summer have a slightly higher (but statistically significant) need for Achievement than those born in the winter. She concludes that exposing children to the stimulation of the outdoors during the first few months of life (as the summer born
children were) results in a higher need for Achievement when the children become adults. What might we conclude from this? A. The hypothesis needs to be tested with a controlled lab study. B. The hypothesis has not been tested because the researcher explained the findings after seeing the results. C. The hypothesis is supported with these data, but probably should be replicated to see if it generalizes to other samples. D. The hypothesis is useless because it cannot be tested.
In the United States, more adults rent their homes rather than own them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the improvements in writing that occur as children mature?
a. As children mature, they gain more knowledge about the world and, therefore, have more to tell others in their writing. b. Adolescents use a knowledge-telling strategy and young children use a knowledge- transforming strategy when writing. c. Older children need to concentrate less on the mechanical requirements (e.g., printing, spelling, punctuation) than do younger children. d. As children develop, they have greater skill in revising and editing their writing.