Loftus' (1974) study found that witnesses increased the estimated speed of a car in a crash by 20% when _________________
a. they were told the car was a sports car
b. they were asked whether the cars smashed or hit one another
c. they watched the videos of the crash multiple times
d. they watched the video with the sound muted
b
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Which of the following is true regarding learned helplessness?
a) It is learned through repeated exposure to inescapable or unavoidable aversive events. b) It is a concept that can only be applied to human behavior. c) It was initially studied by Pavlov and Skinner using dogs that were exposed to electric shocks. d) It is not possible to avoid learned helplessness.
Which of the following self-presentational dilemmas are women more likely to face than men?
A) the multiple audiences dilemma B) the self-handicapping dilemma C) to be modest and to be liked at the same time D) to convey status and power and to be liked at the same time