Ross and Sicoly (1979)asked Students Working on a Group Project

question 109

Multiple Choice

Ross and Sicoly (1979) asked students working on a group project to report their memories for both their own contributions and the contributions of other group members.They found that students remembered their own contributions very well,but had poorer recall of other group members' contributions.Based on what you know about how culture affects the self-serving bias,what might you expect if the study was conducted in Japan?

• A) Japanese students would remember more of their own contributions than the original participants did.
• B) Japanese students would have perfect recall for the contributions of other group members.
• C) Japanese students would remember even less information about the other group members' contributions than the original participants did.
• D) Japanese students would remember the same amount of information about the other group members' contributions as the original participants did.
• E) Japanese students would remember more about the other group members' contributions than the original participants did.

Understand the physiological and behavioral symptoms of narcolepsy.

Comprehend Freud's perspective on the purpose of dreams.

Understand theories and hypotheses on the sources and nature of dreams.

Differentiate between various sleep disorders and their characteristics.

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