Rita conducts a study in which she videotapes college students interacting with each other before and after performing a series of cognitive tasks that were presented as "Intelligence tests that can affect your college tuition charges." She then has a carefully trained team observe and record the participants' actions, noting visible signs of anxiety in particular. What type of measure best describes the one used by Rita?
A. A behavioral measure
B. A physiological measure
C. A statistical measure
D. A self-report
Answer: A
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A. dialectical thinking B. divergent thinking C. symmetrical thinking D. convergent thinking
Elizabeth wants to start exercising, but becomes discouraged when she observes that most of her friends go for a run every day and lift weights three times per week. Elizabeth is most likely to start exercising if she concludes which of the following?
A. Her friends exercise more than the average college student. B. Her friends exercise more than the average adult. C. Students at her college exercise more than the average college student. D. Students at her college exercise more than the average adult.
In the context of the threaded cognition theory, when does a bottleneck develop in the attempt to access consciousness?
A. When, for the moment, one knows what he or she is working with, feeling, and thinking B. When one temporarily attends to information at hand or deemed important C. When the spotlight of attention lands on the contents of one's mind D. When tasks compete for access to the workspace of consciousness
Jennifer has been feeling extremely overwhelmed with her job. As a result, she has been bringing her stress home with her and in turn is causing her family stress. This situation can be described as:
a) Job burnout b) Job displacement c) Job spillover d) Job coping