Suppose That You Are a Research Participant in a Study

question 85

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are a research participant in a study, and a researcher asks you to work on a puzzle while sitting in front of a mirror.He also mentions that your performance will be recorded.Given these two pieces of information, you would be wise to suspect that the researcher is trying to increase ____.

• A)the self-reference effect
• B)self-awareness
• C)interdependent self-construal
• D)the consistency motive

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Definitions:

Bilingual Children

Children who have the ability to understand and use two languages, often acquired through their upbringing in a household or environment where two languages are spoken.

Cognitive Flexibility

The mental ability to switch between thinking about two different concepts, or to think about multiple concepts simultaneously.

Overgeneralize

To apply a rule or conclusion too broadly without sufficient evidence or in inappropriate situations.

Grammatical Rules

Are the guidelines that govern how words and phrases are combined to form sentences in a language.