Recall that researchers conducted an experiment in which some participants were asked by the experimenter to return monetary compensation to him, while others were asked by the department secretary to return the money to a fund,
and still others received no such request for the return of their compensation. Participants who were approached by the experimenter evaluated him better than did participants in the other two experimental conditions. These findings support the notion of
a. the Ben Franklin effect.
b. justification of effort.
c. postdecision dissonance.
d. self-esteem enhancement.
Answer: A
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What is the most accurate conclusion from research conducted on primate language abilities?
a. Primates can learn some aspects of human language, though many differences remain. b. Primates can learn human language in full. c. Primates cannot learn human language in any way. d. There are not enough research data to reach reliable conclusions on this topic.
For learning to occur in classical conditioning, a CS must be associated or paired with a
A) reinforcer B) US C) discriminative stimulus D) UR