According to the "personal responsibility" explanation for dissonance phenomena, dissonance is aroused when
A. you simply do something inconsistent with your beliefs.
B. you process information centrally.
C. you do something contrary to your beliefs that has positive consequences.
D. you do something contrary to your beliefs that has negative consequences.
Ans: D. you do something contrary to your beliefs that has negative consequences.
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In the context of the difference threshold, identify the correct statement
A) Weber's constant is especially accurate when comparing extremely bright or extremely dull lights. B) On average, people can tell when a tone rises or falls in pitch by an extremely small one-third of 1 percent. C) On average, people can detect differences in saltiness of less than 10 percent. D) Ernst Weber discovered through laboratory research that the threshold for perceiving differences in the intensity of light is about 20 percent of their intensity.
There is very little research examining the effectiveness of
12-step programs that are patterned after the Alcoholics Anonymous model, and thus what research does exist is difficult to verify. For which critical thinking concept is this a big problem? A) Falsifiability B) Extraordinary claims Incorrect. The fact is that 12-step programs may, in fact work, but there is a need for empirical data that has been replicated in order to support that statement. C) Replicability D) Occam's Razor
The rate of major depression among the elderly is approximately __________percent, and the rate of minor depression is approximately __________ percent
A) 3; 15 B) 13; 25 C) 23; 25 D) 33; 15
The two ethnic groups that tend to place the largest emphasis on family duty and obligation are Asian Americans and
A. non-Latino Whites. B. African Americans. C. Native Americans. D. Latinos.