In a classic study involving students living in an apartment complex, Festinger and his colleagues (1950) found they could predict the likelihood of a friendship forming by noting:
a. proximity
b. similarity
c. reciprocity
d. complementarity
A
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Anne wants to increase the frequency and duration of her bicycle riding. She tells you that she records her bicycle riding activity once a week, just before class. What should her first step in her self-modification plan be?
a. Improve her record-keeping skills. b. Increase her bicycle riding by 50%. c. Add miles ridden to her records. d. Sign up for a bicycle race.
The leading causes of U.S. deaths in middle age are __________ and __________
A) motor vehicle collisions; cancer B) falls; motor vehicle collisions C) cancer; cardiovascular disease D) falls; cardiovascular disease
According to research by Lord, Lepper, and Preston (1984), participants were less biased in their appraisal of the methodology of a scientific study when they were asked to
A) "Consider what would you conclude if the same study produced results on the other side of the issue." B) "Consider how this issue ranks in the perspective of important issues, like your own life and death." C) "Think about times when you have made foolish decisions in the past." D) "Try to be as objective as possible."
Julia is a perimenopausal woman who suffers from night sweats and hot flashes. She also suffers from severe joint pain and heart palpitations. Julia's gynecologist has suggested hormone replacement therapy as a cure. In this scenario, Julia has _____
A) spatial disorientation B) diabetic retinopathy C) autoimmune thyroiditis D) estrogen deficiency