The saying, "Birds of a feather flock together" is most closely aligned with the _______ principle of perceptual organization
a. closure
b. similarity
c. symmetry
d. continuity
b
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Of the following, which hypothesis would NOT be appropriate given the concept of testability:
a- Children who view aggression are more likely to act in an aggressive manner. b- Invisible forces influence our behavior every day. c- Personality traits can be influenced by genetics. d- Behavior is influenced by the rewards that follow the behavior.
When Bill is driving faster than the speed limit, he covertly tells himself to slow down or he will get a ticket. He then slows down. Bill's cognitive behavior of telling himself to slow down is functioning as a:
a. conditioned stimulus b. punishing consequence c. reinforcing consequence d. discriminative stimulus
Which of the following helps to explain why a great percentage of males are conceived than females?
a. Y-carrying sperm are more resistant to the acidity of the female reproductive tract. b. X-carrying sperm reach ova faster than do Y-carrying sperm. c. Y-carrying sperm swim faster than Y-carrying sperm. d. X-carrying sperm are smaller than Y-carrying sperm.
"Look, Officer, I didn't see the stop sign back there because the sun was in my eyes." The police officer responds, "You were not paying attention." How would a social psychologist describe this situation?
a) Both individuals were making fundamental attribution errors. b) Both individuals were making external attributions. c) The driver was making an internal attribution; the officer was making an external attribution. d) The driver was making an external attribution; the officer was making an internal attribution.