Sherif had participants in groups call out estimates of the distance that a small point of light appeared to move in a dark room. His study demonstrated that in a few days,
A. peoples answers became more individualistic
B. peoples answers moved closer together
C. people realized the light didn't move at all
D. peoples answers became more like the experimenter
Answer: B. peoples answers moved closer together
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In an attempt to raise the IQs of children in its district, an inner-city school board opens a number of preschools designed to enrich the environments of these children. Psychologists would call this an:
A. environmental improvement program B. early advancement program C. educational-environmental experiment D. intervention program
In many cultures, food and feasting are an integral part of cultural customs, resulting in ____ eating.?
a. ?nonintuitive b. ?intuitive c. ?nutritive d. ?non-nutritive
The term "polygenic inheritance" refers to which of the following?
a. a trait that is determined by a single gene pair b. the idea that half of our genes come from each of our parents c. a trait that is present in the individual's phenotype d. a trait caused by an interaction of several genes or gene pairs
Paolo was reviewing resumes of prospective new employees and came across a candidate claiming that she was fluent in seven languages. Should he be skeptical of this claim?
A. Yes, humans can only be fluent in a maximum of five languages. B. Yes, the candidate is only 22 years old and you need at least five years to learn each language. C. No, this is possible but only if the languages are from the same world region. D. No, there have been documented instances of individuals fluent in dozens of languages.