Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 8 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.
In Cherry's dichotic listening studies, participants shadowing one ear usually noticed which change in the unattended ear?
Strayer and Johnston found that hands-free phone conversations impaired simulated driving about as much as hand-held ones. What does this suggest?
A student is actively trying out different majors and values but has not committed to any yet. In Marcia's model, this is:
In sociometric studies, how do "rejected" children differ from "neglected" children?
Which factor reduced obedience most in Milgram's variations?
The just-world hypothesis can lead people to:
According to Clark's cognitive model of panic, panic attacks arise from:
A client's binge eating occurs at least once a week for three months, with loss of control and distress, but no vomiting, laxatives or excessive exercise. Which diagnosis fits?
Answer: B · A switch from a male to a female voice
Cherry found that people detected physical changes such as the speaker's sex or a tone, but not the language or meaning of the unattended message.
Answer: B · The main cost of phoning while driving is attentional, not manual
Because the impairment did not depend on holding the phone, it arises from dividing attention between the conversation and the driving task.
Answer: A · Moratorium
Moratorium is a period of active exploration without firm commitment. It often leads to identity achievement.
Answer: C · Rejected children are disliked; neglected ones are rarely named
Rejected children receive many negative and few positive nominations and are at greater risk of later problems. Neglected children receive few nominations of either kind.
Answer: B · The experimenter giving orders by telephone
Obedience fell to about 20% when the experimenter gave instructions by phone, and also dropped when the learner was close or when peers refused.
Answer: D · Blame victims for their misfortune
Believing the world is fair can lead people to derogate or blame victims to maintain the belief that bad things happen only to those who deserve them.
Answer: C · Catastrophic misinterpretation of normal bodily sensations
Clark proposed that people interpret sensations like palpitations or dizziness as signs of imminent disaster, which raises anxiety and the sensations, forming a vicious circle.
Answer: D · Binge-eating disorder
Binge-eating disorder involves recurrent binges with distress but without regular compensatory behaviour. Bulimia requires compensatory behaviour, and anorexia requires significantly low weight.
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