When you ask your teacher how the class did on the test, all you are told is that the results can be described by a bell-shaped curve, or normal distribution. From this, you should be able to deduce that most student scores
a. were very high.
b. were very low.
c. clustered in the middle and fewer were at the extremes.
d. clustered at the extremes and fewer were in the middle.
Answer: c. clustered in the middle and fewer were at the extremes.
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Which of the following alternatives best captures the relationship between the concept of a schema and that of a script?
a) The concept of a schema is unrelated to that of a script. b) The concept of a script is broader than that of a schema. c) The concept of a script is narrower that of a schema. d) The concept of a schema is similar to that of a stereotype.
Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads, "Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements would lead us to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?
a) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems." b) "No one I know who smokes is sick." c) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop." d) "That is not true. Cigarettes are not that harmful."