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Please label your answers with the appropriate letter for each part of the question. Monique considers herself relatively healthy despite not working out, but she experiences cognitive dissonance when her doctor tells her that her heart health is poor and that she needs to add aerobic exercise that gets her heart rate up to her daily routine. (a) Define cognitive dissonance (2 pts) (b) What is the behavior that causes the conflict in this scenario? (1 pt) (c) What is the cognition that causes the conflict in this scenario? (1 pt) (d) List the three ways of reducing cognitive dissonance (1 pt each) and give an example for each that she may use based on her problem above. (1 pt each)

A strong advantage of naturalistic observation is that it generally has more ___________ than case studies or surveys.

Please label your answers with the appropriate letter for each part of the question. Much research has been conducted on the so-called shooter task or shooter paradigm. (a) What did they find when they compared regular participants to police officers on this task (for both of the dependent variables)? (2 pts) (b) Explain the role of expertise in these studies? (1 pt)  (c) And when did expertise fail? (1 pt)

Changes in the electric readings from an electroencephalogram indicate changes in action potentials in the ___________________________.

As delivery drivers drink more coffee, their number of bathroom breaks increases. What type of correlation is described?

Changes in the electric readings from an electroencephalogram indicate changes in action potentials in the ___________________________.

Match each term regarding the nervous system to the best description.

Which arrow below is pointing to the rectum?

The cell bodies of 1st order somatic sensory neurons are located in which structures?

Please label your answers with the appropriate letter for each part of the question. One feature of groups is social roles. (a) Describe how social roles are helpful in groups. (1 pt) (b) Describe two costs of social roles. (2 pts) (c) According to research on social roles, women in leadership positions are in a double bind: If they conform to social expectations about how to behave, they may be seen as having low leadership potential; and, when given the opportunity to lead and they act in ______________ ways, they are perceived negatively. (1 pt)