The Robbers Cave experiment showed that:
a. playing athletic games, such as football and baseball, reduces us-them hostility.
b. watching movies together, and similar quiet interactions, reduces us-them hostility.
c. engaging in mutually exciting activities, such as tug or war, reduces us-them hostility.
d. interdependence in reaching mutual goals reduces us-them hostility.
d
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Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error, that is, about ____
a. ?assuming a one-to-one correspondence between the stimulus and its perception b. ?assuming a logarithmic relationship between the strength of the objective stimulus and the intensity of the psychological experience of the stimulus c. ?describing the observed object rather than the experience of it d. ?describing feelings instead of sensations e. ?describing qualities of the stimulus instead of quantities
According to Tinbergen, the argument that humans are essentially different from all other animals and that the gap between humans and animals can never be bridged ____
a. assumes that it will be futile even to search for animal roots b. is essential to the meaningful study of human neuropsychology c. is the only scientifically-defensible point of view d. will stimulate research into the relationship between the mind and brain
Among others, a condition that may put a woman at greater risk for development of severe psychological symptoms after an abortion includes ____
a. low socioeconomic status c. carrying a fetus with genetic problems b. being of Caucasian race d. lack of access to medical care
What are the differences between individuals who provide care for a dying person at home by themselves compared to individuals who also have hospice support? Two years later, caregiving family members who also had hospice care had ____
a. considerably more money b. better psychological functioning c. post-traumatic stress d. severe feelings of guilt