Thinking
In a classic study of belief perseverance, participants experienced less bias if they:
A. were told to be unbiased by the researchers
B. considered opposite point of view
C. did not want to participate in the study
D. experienced overconfidence
C. Considered the opposite point of view
Phonemes are
A. the prelingual sounds emitted by all infants
B. the smallest distinctive sound units of a language.
C. rules for combining words into grammatically correct sentences
D. the smallest speech units that carry meaning
the smallest distinctive sound units of language
Naomi concluded her assistant was late for work because she was caught in heavy traffic. Her conclusion best illustrates an attribution based on
A. her assistant's personality
B. an attitude
C. the situation
D. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon
C the situation
As Tiffany is doing her daily walk the wind picks up and she becomes very cold. She begins to run in order to reach the warmth of her home sooner. Which theory most clearly explains Tiffany's behavior by emphasizing the importance of homeostasis in motivation?
Drive-reduction theory.
Trying to reduce stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor is most characteristic of
A. emotion-focused coping
B. personal control
C. problem-focused coping
D. an internal locus of control
emotion-focused coping
Divergent thinking involves:
A. expanding the number of possible solutions to a problem.
B. estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory
C. a methodical procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem
D. overestimating the accuracy of one's beliefs
A. expanding the number of possible solutions to a problem.
Those who learn sign language as teens never become as fluent as children exposed to sign language from birth. This best illustrates the importance of ______________ for mastering language.
A. an outcome simulation
B. telegraphic speech
C. a critical period
D. universal grammar
C. a critical period
Those who live in __________ cultures are more likely to adhere strictly to social norms.
A. loose
B. tight
C. variable
D. conforming
B tight
Based on the facial feedback effect, if Collin smiles when he is feeling bored, he will ____________.
A. feel even more bored.
B. get frustrated faking his emotions.
C. feel completely at peace.
D. feel happier.
D. feel happier
In a study of more than 1200 Isreali individuals who had been exposed to missile attacks, those with a(n) ___________ were more likely to experience posttraumatic stress symptoms.
A. internal locus of control
B. external locus of control
C. Type B personality
D. emotion-focused coping style
B external locus of control
Phonemes are
A. the prelingual sounds emitted by all infants
B. the smallest distinctive sound units of a language.
C. rules for combining words into grammatically correct sentences
D. the smallest speech units that carry meaning
The part of the left temporal lobe that is involved in understanding language is known as _________.
A. Broca's area
B. the motor cortex
C. Wernicke's area
D. the somatosensory cortex.
C. Wernicke's area
Mood contagion is can occur when
A. Someone wears similar clothing as their friends
B. Someone experiences increased illness because of working in a flu clinic
C. someone hears someone reading in a happy tone so they the listener becomes more happy
D. Someone exercises more and their mood improves
C. someone hears someone reading in a happy tone so they the listener becomes more happy
A study was conducted with 4 different people in 4 different rooms each one watching a different type of movie. One person was watching a horror movie; one an anger provoking movie; one a sexually arousing movie; and one a boring film. Researchers were monitoring the movie watchers' autonomic physiological arousal levels (breathing, heart rate, etc.). Which movie watchers would have similar arousal levels and which would be different.
Anger, fear and sexual arousal would be similar. Bored would be different from the others.
A famous nun study of 180 Catholic nuns found a positive relationship between _____________ and life expectancy.
A. optimism
B. Type A personality
C. mindfulness meditation
D. an external locus of control
A. optimism
AGGRESSION (not THINKING)
Two biochemical influences on aggression are:
A. frontal lobe activation and having a first degree relative with anger management problems
B. serotonin and dopamine llevels
C. testosterone and alcohol
D. Damaged somatosensory cortex and high levels of MAOA
C. testosterone and alcohol
Linguistic relativism is defined as
A. the idea that language has an influence on the way we think.
B. an early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram using mostly nouns and verbs.
C. an impairment of language
D. a system of rules in language which enables us to communicate with and understand others.
A. the idea that language has an influence on the way we think.
The researcher(s) who studied conformity is/are ___________.
A. Maslow
B. Milgram
C. Asch
D. Yerkes and Dodson
C. Asch
Ariel is feeling jumpy anxiety before her major dental surgery. This emotion is associated with ___________ valence and __________ arousal.
A. positive; low
B. positive; high
C. negative; high
D. negative; low
C. negative; high
Volunteer participants exposed to cold viruses were LEAST likely to catch a cold if they had
A. positive social ties
B. Type A personalities
C. biofeedback
D. an external locus of control
A. positive social ties
SOCIAL PSY - not thinking
Steven is from Southeast High School and Marilyn is from Springfield High School. Steven thinks Southeast is better and Marilyn thinks that Springfield High is better. These beliefs clearly illustrate:
A. outgroup homogeneity
B. the other-race effect
C. ingroup bias
D. scapegoat theory
C. ingroup bias
This is a built in predisposition to learn grammar rules. This helps explain why preschoolers pick up language so easily and naturally. This concept is also supported by the fact that all human languages have nouns, verbs and adjectives as building blocks.
What is universal grammar?
The tendency to favor "us" over "them" is _______________.
A. ingroup bias
B. unconscious patronization
C. outgroup homogeneity
D. the other race effect
A. Ingroup bias
In terms of ability to read nonverbal cues, who would do the best?
A. An extroverted male
B. An introverted male
C. An extroverted female
D. An introverted female
D. An introverted female
An analysis of 1.2 million Americans demonstrated that those who engage in exercise regularly experience ______________ as compared to nonexercisers.
A. decreased personal control
B. fewer days of poor mental health
C. more emotional-focused coping
D. more learned helplessness
B. few days of poor mental health