Which of the following is the best example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?
a. Greg loves to be around attractive people because he thinks that he himself is good-looking (even though he is actually very bad-looking).
b. Greg has a broken arm and cannot write well. As a consequence, his arm gets no exercise.
c. Greg has no health insurance because he is poor and cannot afford it. He therefore gets sick frequently.
d. Greg is a small person. His football coach assumes he is a weak player and ignores him. Consequently, Greg plays horribly.
D
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a. Girls receive higher grades than boys up through sixth grade, but older boys receive higher grades than do older girls. b. No consistent gender differences have been reported in math grades. c. With some consistency, girls receive higher grades. d. With some consistency, boys receive higher grades.
A person undergoing hypnosis can do all of the following EXCEPT
a. be alert. b. be tense. c. be involved in an activity in addition to hypnosis. d. have his or her eyes open. e. decrease her or his hypnotic susceptibility.
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A. pure altruism B. negative state relief C. social norms D. egotistic altruism
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