One task of research is to study a subset of the population and try to make inferences about the whole population

You get a free sample of a new cereal in the mail. The company hopes you will try the cereal and then feel obligated to buy it. What term do psychologists use to describe this phenomenon?

a) reciprocity b) indebtedness c) augmented return d) social facilitation

After your traumatic breakup with your girlfriend, you are having trouble remembering her phone number, her birthday, and other bits of information concerning your two-year relationship

. A friend tells you that you are experiencing repression and these bits of information have been pushed into your unconscious mind. Your friend is interpreting your situation based on the theories of a. Sigmund Freud. b. Carl Rogers. c. Max Wertheimer. d. Abraham Maslow.