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​People who have severe brain damage sometimes approach objects in the world as if they are seeing them for the first time. That is, instead of seeing a “chair,” for example, these people see “a wooden object with four legs.” Similarly, instead of seeing two dogs, such people might see “a small tan animal with fur and a large brown object with its tongue hanging out.” One might conclude that people with this kind of brain damage ____.

For which group(s) is there a strong association between overeating and being in a bad mood?​

Compared to people with low intelligence, people with moderately high levels of intelligence tend to be ____ when they encounter persuasive messages.​

​”Social brain theory” states that ____.

Communication that expresses the speaker’s feelings without disparaging anyone else is known as __________ communication.

Research on the value of venting anger and catharsis suggests that ____.​

​Sometimes people blow on dice when playing a board game to make sure they get the numbers they need to advance in the game. When people believe they can affect the dice by blowing on them they are experiencing the ____.

Social psychologists distinguish between two forms of social influence: ____.​

Signaling openness to other points of view while recognizing that people from different cultures differ in thoughts, actions, and values is known as __________.

Based on Vohs et al.’s (2006) findings, wealthy people are ____.​