Upon examination of a respondent's answers, Tom notices that the individual circled the "strongly agree" option for every item on the questionnaire. This is most likely an example of which response bias?
a. logical error in rating
b. leniency bias
c. halo effect
d. acquiescent response set
d
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Vince is trying to pick up a woman at a bar. Instead of approaching her with a boring "standard line" (e.g., "Can I buy you a drink?"), he tries something new. He asks, "Can I buy you a diamond?" Even though he has no intention of buying the woman a diamond (at least not right away), he hopes that this will capture her attention. Social psychologists would say that Vince is using the ____ social
influence technique. a. legitimization-of-paltry-favors b. labeling c. disrupt-and-reframe d. pique
Discuss the main principles of a developmental psychopathology perspective
What will be an ideal response?
According to Allport, which of the following is true about central traits?
A. They are basically the same for all people. B. They are useful when examining personality through the nomothetic approach. C. They are useful when examining personality through the idiographic approach. D. They are comprised of a number of secondary traits.
Some researchers recommend that multiple categories between female and male be referred to as ______.
A. hermaphrodites B. intersex C. disordered gender D. asexual