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Aliya is conducting a study examining conformity. She wants to know if a participant will respond differently to questions when they are alone versus when they are surrounded by people, who are actually confederates. This study must therefore involve _________ during the study, so she must conduct ________ at the end of the study.

Rebecca stops after reading two or three paragraphs in her psychology text. She rehearses and thinks about the material she has just read before continuing on. The aspect of memory Rebecca is most concerned with is the limited duration of __________ memory.

In a news report about vaccination, the first two paragraphs are about the scientific evidence supporting vaccination, and the last two paragraphs are about critiques from anti-vaccination advocates. When readers view this report, what should they be most careful about?

Zahria is a young child who is receiving her first round of vaccines. At first, Zahria is babbling and cooing while the doctor is getting out the needle, but she begins crying after the vaccine has been administered. A few months later, Zahria is back for her next round of vaccines. Zahria begins crying when the doctor gets out the needle. In this example, what happens to the needle?

You can memorize “UFLFBIUSA” much easier than “YOIREWMQ” mostly because of _________?

Siddharth is selecting items to include in her research study examining attitudes towards free speech. She is debating between “Do you think public speeches against democracy should be allowed?” and “Do you think public speeches against democracy should be forbidden?” These questions will likely evoke different responses because of _________ effects.

Hiram is going to work for his father’s business but wants to study psychology first in preparation for his career. He plans to improve the business by assessing ways to help the employees be more productive. This includes creating evaluation methods, minimizing accidents, and ways to improve the working environment. Which field of psychology should Hiram pick?

Brenda goes to Starbucks and uses her Starbucks app to pay for her coffee when thirsty and drowsy. With each purchase, she receives Starbucks star and when she accumulates 40 stars, she can exchange her Starbucks stars for a coffee of her choice. In this example, the Starbucks stars are ____________ and the coffee is a ______________. 

Mary wants to study if there is a causal relationship between Broca’s area’s impairment and speech production difficulty. Which method should she use?