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High levels of stress and multiple, competing demands for our attention and abilities can reduce our mental processing capacity. These situations can lead to ________.
 
  A) information overload
  B) schema development
  C) the representativeness heuristic
  D) cognitive withdrawal
  E) automatic processing

Question 2

Social psychology purports to be a scientific discipline. Explain what is meant by the term science as it relates to social psychology.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer:
The answer should include discussion of the set of core values discussed in the text as well as some discussion of methods.
Values include:
1) a commitment to accuracy,
2) striving for objectivity,
3) skepticism, and
4) open-mindedness or willingness to change one's views to reflect current knowledge.
Methods include:
1) formal experimentation,
2) systematic observation, and
3) correlational techniques.
Difficulty: 3



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