A Student Comments to His Roommate That the Only Way

question 156

Multiple Choice

A student comments to his roommate that the only way he will be able to pass his final exams is to not sleep for the next three days.This statement suggests that

• A)students are more concerned about good grades than good health.
• B)society should value sleep more highly than good grades.
• C)there is a trade-off between studying and sleep.
• D)society should value good grades more highly than sleep because students can catch up on their sleep once final exams are over.

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasive strategy where a smaller request is made first to increase the likelihood of agreement to a larger request later.

Attitude

A predisposition in one's mindset to appraise an entity positively or negatively, indicating favoritism or antipathy.

Behavior

Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an organism, usually in relation to its environment, which can be observable or measurable.

Milgram's Obedience Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram which measured the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.