Suppose that Person X and Person Y live close to one another, and run into one another nearly every day. Compared to most people, their chances of becoming friends are ____ and their chances of becoming enemies are ____.
Suppose that you are interested in knowing whether there ar…
Suppose that you are interested in knowing whether there are gender differences in suicide (i.e., whether one gender commits suicide more frequently than the other). The only way to study this precise question would be to conduct ____.
As discussed in the textbook, people are most likely to base…
As discussed in the textbook, people are most likely to base their stereotypes of a given outgroup on ____.
Suppose that you and your family are moving to a new apartme…
Suppose that you and your family are moving to a new apartment. Because your little brother has an excellent memory for things in general, he is put in charge of remembering what is packed with what. Because your mother usually takes care of bill payment, she is put in charge of remembering with what companies your family needs to file a change-of-address form. And because you have been the one handling most of the logistics of the move (hiring a company to inspect the new apartment for termites, making sure that you received your deposit back on your old apartment, etc.), you are put in charge of keeping track of these things. This is an example of ____.
A number of social psychological studies have made use of th…
A number of social psychological studies have made use of the autokinetic effect in order to understand ____.
When it comes to close interpersonal relations, ____ relatio…
When it comes to close interpersonal relations, ____ relationships tend to be more mature, and more indicative of long-term success, than ____ relationships.
In order to utilize numeric fields, the data being entered m…
In order to utilize numeric fields, the data being entered must be appropriate for _____
In theory, it would be possible for a child to have a scrip…
In theory, it would be possible for a child to have a script of ____.
According to the text, modern societies have apparently thri…
According to the text, modern societies have apparently thrived on ____ relationships, which seem to promote achievement, increase wealth, and ultimately drive societal progress.
A well-known test used in psychological research plays on t…
A well-known test used in psychological research plays on the distinction between automatic and controlled processing. The test requires people to look at the written names of several colors (“green,” “red,” “blue,” etc.)—names which are in all cases written in “non-matching” colors of ink (e.g., the word “green” might be written in red ink, while the word “red” might be written in yellow ink)—and to identify, as quickly as possible, the color in which each word is written. This test is known as the ____.