In Festinger's original experiment examining cognitive dissonance, people took a boring test, and were then paid either $1 or $20 to lie and tell the next person that task had been interesting. When later asked to evaluate how truly interesting the task had been, who rated the task as most enjoyable?

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In Festinger's original experiment examining cognitive dissonance, people took a boring test, and were then paid either $1 or $20 to lie and tell the next person that task had been interesting. When later asked to evaluate how truly interesting the task had been, who rated the task as most enjoyable?

Correct Answer: D

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The estimated heritability of commonly used personality measures (e.g., the 'Big Five', or Eysenck's personality dimensions) is approximately:

Correct Answer: C

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When you stroke an infant's foot and the big toe flexes while the other toes fan out, what major reflex are you observing?

Correct Answer: B

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What are the three stages of Selye's general adaptation syndrome, in order?

Correct Answer: B

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Which of the following best describes the effects of social support on stress?

Correct Answer: A

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