ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied
115. The interdisciplinary subfield that examines the close link between our minds and the positioning, experiences, and actions of our bodies is called
| a. | behavioral economics. |
| b. | embodied cognition. |
| c. | social neuroscience. |
| d. | evolutionary psychology. |
ANS: B REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
116. According to research on embodied cognition, if you are feeling guilty, how can you reduce that feeling?
| a. | Wash your hands |
| b. | Go confess to a priest |
| c. | Exercise |
| d. | Think about something else |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Conceptual
117. Mischa has just met a lovely fellow at a dance. She would really like for him to feel as attracted to her as she feels to him. Based on research on embodied cognition, what should Mischa do to promote is attraction to her?
| a. | Try to hand him a large object that will make his arms open towards her in the same motion as a bear hug |
| b. | Try to hand him something that he will have to push away |
| c. | Ask him to go get her a drink |
| d. | Leave to go get herself a drink so that he will miss her |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Applied
118. Research shows that liberals and conservatives process information
| a. | very similarly, and have similar patterns of brain activity. |
| b. | very similarly, but have different patterns of brain activity. |
| c. | very differently, but have similar patterns of brain activity. |
| d. | very differently, and have different patterns of brain activity. |