The process by which a person carefully about a communication and is influenced by the strength of its arguments is called
a. psychological reactance.
b. theory of planned behavior.
c. the peripheral route to persuasion.
d. the central route to persuasion.
d
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When a test is administered to the general population, norms should be established using a representative sample that a. has been administered the test under standard conditions
b. has been chosen in a completely random fashion. c. represents all segments of the population in proportion to their numbers. d. is comprised of a great many individuals.
A stimulus presented to a participant is masked so that the participant is unaware that the stimulus was presented. However, it is found that the participant's response to a later stimulus is influenced by the masked stimulus. This is an example of
a. priming. b. converging operations. c. blindsight. d. a visual illusion.
Which of the following notable events in psychology occurred LAST?
a. The American Psychological Association was founded. b. Sigmund Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams. c. Carl Rogers published Counseling and Psychotherapy. d. The first American psychology lab was founded at Johns Hopkins.
Four-year-old Laura finds a bottle of vitamins. They look just like Easter candies, so she eats them all. Laura's error illustrates Piagetian
a. assimilation. b. accommodation. c. mental seriation. d. horizontal decalage.