If you choose one or more target behaviors and then rehearse them mentally with a vivid rewarding image, you would be using the technique of

At a dinner party, you hear someone make the following statement: "Religion doesn't do any good for anyone. Religious people are no healthier, and die at the

same ages as do nonreligious people." According to the evidence given in the text, how should you reply? a. "You're right. The research evidence shows no relationship between religion and health." b. "The research allows an even stronger statement: highly religious people are actually less healthy than are irreligious people." c. "You're quite wrong. The research evidence shows that religious people are healthier and live longer." d. "You can't make that statement. There is no research evidence one way or the other about the relationship between religious involvement and health."

Recall that replication of results is a key characteristic of science. Most often, this replication is carried out by

a. copying the previous study exactly. b. conducting the study overseas, so that cross-cultural differences can be examined. c. recreating a portion of an earlier study within the context of a new study. d. trained governmental officials who are responsible for funding the new studies.