The frustration-aggression theory asserts that discrimination and prejudice result from ______
a. displaced aggression
b. passive-aggressive personality traits
c. conformity to social norms
d. the superiority of one group over another
A
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Which theory argues that overall processing speed declines in the peripheral nervous system with increasing age?
A. pulmonary hardening theory B. peripheral slowing hypothesis C. generalized slowing hypothesis D. decreased myelination theory
According to the concept of sexual selection, those characteristics that give males greater access to mates
a. are likely to become less common over successive generations. b. are likely to become more common over successive generations. c. lead to the development of similar characteristics in females. d. are also likely to make males less aggressive and less able to survive and reproduce.
Explain why the relationship between language and thought is reciprocal, and give examples of research evidence to support each direction of causality.
What will be an ideal response?
Katie is in the school gym talking to a group of her friends. All of a sudden, her attention is diverted to another group of people talking in the opposite corner of the gym when someone mentions her name in their conversation. This is an example of:
A) inattentional blindness. B) minimal consciousness. C) self-consciousness. D) the cocktail-party phenomenon.