At Nicholas's high school, a rumor was spread that the principal was having an affair with one of the teachers. Although Nicholas didn't believe the rumor at first, the more he heard the rumor repeated, the more he accepted it as a fact

This is an example of ________
a. the familiarity effect.
b. brainwashing.
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. the validity effect.


Answer: d

Psychology

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Which of the following is true of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale?

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If you know that achievement is positively correlated with life satisfaction, then you can conclude that ____

a. one of two things MUST be true: either achievement causes life satisfaction OR life satisfaction causes achievement b. a third variable (such as commitment or passion) MUST cause both achievement and life satisfaction c. as achievement increases, happiness also increases d. the relationship between the two variables must be statistically significant

Psychology

Freud emphasized the influence of conscious forces on behavior

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology