A(n) ____________ orientation refers to a cognitive focus on "getting the job done."
a. instrumental
b. expressive
c. androgynous
d. stereotyped
a
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Stan is a new student in his sixth-grade class. The other students exert normative pressure on him to conform to their opinion on some issue. According to social impact theory, Stan will be more likely to resist this influence if
a. there are 20 rather than 11 students in the class. b. he perceives the other students as having high status. c. there are three other new students in the class who are receiving the same pressures. d. he comes from a culture that values a collectivist orientation.
If you were experiencing tinnitus, you would
a. hear ringing in your ears. b. be unable to attend to two auditory images at the same time. c. be deaf in one ear. d. be unable to hear high-frequency sounds.
Processes that reduce any discrepancies from the set point are known as ____
a. negative feedback b. positive feedback c. homeothermic d. thermostasis
Gavin finds that he remembers the material in his textbooks much better when he studies for 30 minutes each night on the 6 nights before an exam, than when he studies for 3 hours straight through on the night before an exam. Gavin's experience is consistent with memory research that has documented the effectiveness of the technique known as:
a. massed practice b. distributed practice c. chunking d. elaborative encoding