All of the following variables, except for ________, would likely show a negative correlation
a) average income and the incidence of dental disease
b) adult shoe size and IQ scores
c) the value of a car and the age of a car
d) hours spent watching TV and grade-point average
ANS: b
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Elena is interested in improving her knowledge and skills in French class, and she focuses on the value in learning the language and culture. She is demonstrating __________.
A. a mastery goal orientation B. a performance goal orientation C. a work-avoidance goal orientation D. extrinsic motivation
_____ is used to describe the degree of awareness and recognition of sex and sex roles an individual may have
a) Sexual identity b) Gender identity c) Sexual orientation d) Gender role
On a dichotic listening task,
a. people can accurately monitor two tasks at the same time. b. people can accurately monitor two tasks at the same time, except when the tasks are both auditory. c. people notice little about the message that they are supposed to ignore. d. experts tend to process the message that they are supposed to ignore, but novices don't process an irrelevant message.
In Solomon Asch’s classic study, 75% of the participants announced wrong answers in a task that required them to state which of three lines matched a “standard line.” What psychological principle did the results of Asch’s experiment support?
A. door-in-the face technique B. norm of reciprocity C. attitudinal influence D. temperament influence E. conformity