At Nicholas' 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.
d
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The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that
a. other people can identify your emotional state by observing your facial expressions. b. a facial expression is simply an external sign of the internal feelings. c. you can affect how you feel by making a certain facial expression. d. the internal state causes the facial expression.
Marlene has recently gone on a diet, and she has successfully lost nearly 10% of her original body weight. Testing of Marlene's current hormone levels would most likely show that:
a. her somatostatin levels have increased since the start of her diet b. her leptin levels have decreased since the start of her diet c. her insulin levels have decreased since the start of her diet d. her leptin levels have increased since the start of her diet
In the statement "Critical thinking requires reasoned judgments," the word reasoned means __________.
A. giving it a lot of thought B. logical and well thought out C. seeing one side of an argument very clearly D. focusing on opinion
Bob Oxley, whose case was described in the text, suffered a severe headache that led him to seek medical attention. A CT scan revealed areas of swollen brain tissue
Later, Bob referred to his doctor as "blotcher" and when asked to name 10 animals he could utter only two. What happened to Bob? a) Bob had aphasia resulting from damage to the left frontal lobe. b) Bob had apraxia resulting from damage to the right frontal lobe. c) A CT scan revealed evidence of Huntington's disease, which affects his motor movement. d) A CT scan revealed evidence of Parkinson's disease, which affected his motor movement.