Which of the following is an example of cognitive dissonance?
A. You are a lousy cook but you keep trying different recipes.
B. You believe that reality TV is for morons but are addicted to The Bachelor and watch every episode.
C. You dislike doing exercise but do it anyway to improve your health.
D. You are polite and civil to people you dislike.
Answer: B
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What type of gene is considered recessive and located only on the X chromosome?
A. heterozygous B. X-linked C. homozygous D. recessive
Intelligence tends to be normally distributed, and studies have shown that men and women have the same mean intelligence (IQ) score. However, intelligence scores in women tend to have a smaller range and standard deviation than those in men. Based on this information, which statement is true?
A) The modal score in men is greater than the modal score in women. B) The modal score in women is greater than the modal score in men. C) Men are more likely to have extremely low scores. D) Women are more likely to have extremely high scores.
Assuming that an African American coworker got his or her position because of affirmative action is called what?
A. benevolent prejudice B. modern-symbolic prejudice C. old-fashioned prejudice D. ambivalent prejudice
When researchers conduct a factor analysis procedure to see whether the factors they proposed in a test really exist in the test?
a. Exploratory factor analysis b. Confirmatory factor analysis c. Discriminant factor analysis d. Construct factor analysis