Early research in social psychology conducted by Max Ringelm…
Early research in social psychology conducted by Max Ringelmann revealed that people ____ when they work as part of a group (e.g., pushing a car off of the road with two other people) compared to when they work alone at the same task.
Read DetailsWei-Shin was mugged while he was walking across campus alone…
Wei-Shin was mugged while he was walking across campus alone one evening. The event left him with his wallet and identity stolen, and a broken nose and rib. Wei-Shin thinks to himself, “What kind of world is this, where someone will mug a poor college student?” Wei-Shin is having trouble coping because this traumatic event has challenged his ____.
Read DetailsUrsula believes that traits and abilities as fixed at birth…
Ursula believes that traits and abilities as fixed at birth and remain the same no matter what. By contrast, Yuri believes that people develop their traits and abilities across time, and that they can become better and better with practice. Social psychologists would say that Ursula is a(n) ____ while Yuri is a(n) ____.
Read DetailsWhen people suspect that their spouses have been cheating on…
When people suspect that their spouses have been cheating on them, they are often correct. However, among cohabitating partners, approximately ____ are wrong (they think their spouse is cheating when in fact their spouse has not cheated).
Read DetailsResearchers dropped 100 unsealed envelopes containing money…
Researchers dropped 100 unsealed envelopes containing money around the campus of a Swedish university. Half the letters were addressed to a person with a common Swedish surname (A. Andersson), whereas the other half of the letters were addressed to a person with a common Muslim surname (A. Abdullah). The researchers found that ____.
Read DetailsDr. Hurtado and Dr. Yashari have recently conducted a study…
Dr. Hurtado and Dr. Yashari have recently conducted a study and found a positive correlation between music-listening and dancing ability: People who listen to lots of music tend to be excellent dancers. The correlation is statistically significant. Can they conclude that listening to music causes people to be better dancers? Why or why not?
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