Treit's best friend was seriously injured in a car accident last month. Since that time, Treit has been attending all his classes, but he feels like he is unable to pay attention because he is constantly thinking about his friend. Treit finds he can't seem to think about anything else, and he is frequently overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness. In this example, Treit's feelings would MOST

In Chapter 2, the authors included a brief quiz about research findings. This quiz was designed to illustrate that

A) most research findings directly contradict folk wisdom. B) so-called "obvious" research findings are not all that easy to predict in advance. C) although people are not insightful "physicists," they are insightful "social psychologists." D) social psychology is really little more than common sense. E) the wording of a quiz can easily be manipulated to trick the reader.

When researchers attempt to figure out the reasons for a nonhuman animal's behavior based on what cognitive processes might be taking place in the animal's mind, the research is engaging in

a. particularistic research. b. theromorphism. c. ethological research. d. observer bias.