What theory was advanced by Festinger?
a. balance
b. cognitive heuristic
c. cognitive dissonance
d. confirmation bias
c
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A. 1/4 inch B. 1/2 inch C. 3/4 inch D. 1 inch E. 1 1/4 inch
Learned behavior is less prone to extinction if it is conditioned by ____________ reinforcement
A) partial B) negative C) delayed D) continuous
Which of the following can be said about male conception?
a. Fewer males are conceived, but more survive to birth. b. More males are conceived and more survive to birth. c. More males are conceived and more are spontaneously aborted. d. About the same number of males and females are conceived.
A group of psychologists has been given the task of selecting psychological tests for use at the mental health center. They examine the strengths and weaknesses of each of the major tests. When it comes to the MMPI-2,
what will they see as a possible weakness? a) The test does not have norms. b) It is lengthy and therefore quite time consuming. c) It is based on the outdated and discredited psychoanalytic model. d) The test can be given only to people with at least a high school education.