A psychologist discovers that moderate, but unpredictable, noise during a cognitively demanding task leads to a significant increase in negative evaluations of their partners by participants doing the task in cooperation with another student. Whether a similar level of unpredictable noise occurring in a college dormitory will have an adverse effect on students' evaluations of their roommates is
an issue of
a. sample generalization.
b. a density effect.
c. an interaction.
d. variable representativeness.
D
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Elisabeth KüblerRoss's work focused on
a. family dynamics as a loved one's death approached. b. the needs of the dying person. c. the doctor-patient relationship. d. the rights of dying children.
Shortly after finishing his fifteen-mile run, Georgio sees a handsome man waiting at the bus stop. Georgio feels attracted to this man and introduces himself. They agree to meet later for lunch. During lunch, however, Georgio decides that the man is not nearly as attractive or interesting as he originally thought. What was most likely occurring when Georgio first met the "handsome" stranger?
A. Pyramidal attraction B. Facial feedback C. Social referencing D. Excitation transfer
What is the appropriate tsample for this study?
A. tsample = 1.899 B. tsample = 1.862 C. tsample = 0.496 D. tsample = 0.716
The best analogy for the way long-term memory is conceptualized would be _________
a) a revolving door. b) a filing cabinet. c) a desktop. d) a television.