Imagine the following situation. Participants engage in a very dull task but are asked to tell another person that the task is very interesting. Some participants are paid $1 to tell this lie whereas others are paid $20. Based on cognitive dissonance,
what would you predict will occur?
a) Both groups of participants will like the task.
b) Neither group of participants will like the task.
c) Participants who paid $1 will actually like the task more.
d) Participants who paid $20 will actually like the task more.
C
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Which of the following best describes Kohlberg's pre-conventional level of moral reasoning?
a. Moral reasoning is based on the individual's own independent judgments rather than on what others view as wrong or right. b. What is right is whatever agrees with the rules established by tradition and by authorities. c. Rules should be obeyed to avoid punishment from those in authority. d. Moral reasoning is based on perceptions of the likelihood of external rewards and punishments.
In persons with anorexia nervosa, abnormalities in serotonin levels may contribute to the expression of
A) introversion. B) perfectionism. C) passive-aggressive behavior. D) treatment resistance.