​Peter is team leader for a major project at work. The project is very complex and will require a number of months to complete. He wants to ensure that the team members will stay motivated and on task despite the inevitable frustrations. Based on research, it is likely that the lowest motivation will occur ____.

Alicia and her friends are singing karaoke. Alicia is an extremely talented singer—much better than her friends. She feels awkward about being so good, however, so she sort of “fakes bad”; she doesn’t want her friends to be envious of her singing talent. Social psychologists would say that Alicia is experiencing ____.​

​Most social psychologists perform research by ____.

What percent of women wash their hands after using the restroom if they believe no one else is in the restroom?​

​The so-called “fear of success” theory—the idea that many people fear being too successful at work lest they turn off potential romantic partners—____.

Which conclusion is most accurate regarding the research on violence in the mass media and aggression?​

​People who have severe brain damage sometimes approach objects in the world as if they are seeing them for the first time. That is, instead of seeing a “chair,” for example, these people see “a wooden object with four legs.” Similarly, instead of seeing two dogs, such people might see “a small tan animal with fur and a large brown object with its tongue hanging out.” One might conclude that people with this kind of brain damage ____.

For which group(s) is there a strong association between overeating and being in a bad mood?​

Compared to people with low intelligence, people with moderately high levels of intelligence tend to be ____ when they encounter persuasive messages.​

Communication that expresses the speaker’s feelings without disparaging anyone else is known as __________ communication.