Imagine that you are reading an autobiography for your Personality Psychology course. You are reading about a former President of the United States (POTUS) who successfully kept his recurring depression under wraps and out of the media's eye during his two presidential terms. One technique, unbeknownst to him, was accomplished by his chief of staff. The teleprompter was modified in some way, but
the book does not specify how. Based on the research presented in this chapter, it is MOST likely that the chief of staff did which of the following to the teleprompter?
A) ?The teleprompter speed was made slower.
B) ?The teleprompter speed was made faster.
C) ?The teleprompter text was made larger.
D) ?The teleprompter text was made smaller.
D
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A high-tech version of self-monitoring involves using
a. paper and pencil. b. electronic diaries. c. differential analysis. d. physical assessment.
Certain pairs of species have similar songs. For example, dunlins and Baird's sandpipers, two shorebird species, give their calls in distinct pulses, unlike other shorebirds. What type of explanation is suggested here?
a. evolutionary b. ontogenetic c. neurological d. physiological
Which of the following is not a finding of Somerville's research in which she asked children's parents to remind them to perform some task in the future?
a. Children were very good at reminding their parents when the task was one of high interest b. Children were very good at reminding their parents when the delay was short. c. Younger children were very good at reminding their parents when they were given a prompt. d. Motivation plays an important role in when children display prospective memory.
Rodney wanted to "have the bumps on his head examined" to determine certain aspects of his personality. To do this, he had to go to a
A) psychiatrist. B) psychologist. C) scientologist. D) phrenologist.