After a person has formed an impression about something or someone, new information that is discrepant from the initial impression will tend to be discounted. This phenomenon is known as the ______.
a. availability heuristic
b. base rate fallacy
c. confirmation bias
d. proving paradox
Ans: C
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a. classical conditioning. b. vicarious conditioning. c. the law of association. d. the law of effect.
An investigator interested in whether males or females have, on the average,
higher scores on tests of quantitative ability would employ (a) experimental research (b) correlational research (c) both experimental research and correlational research (d) neither experimental research nor correlational research
According to research conducted by developmentalist Emmy Werner, older children who are considered "resilient" __________.
A. are socially pleasant, outgoing, and have good communication skills B. have strong independent streaks that sometimes get them in trouble C. have parents who demonstrate poor parenting skills D. have been brought up in adoptive households
While dating is a part of a pattern of courtship that can potentially lead to marriage, it can also do all of the following EXCEPT
a) help adolescents to learn to establish intimacy with another individual. b) provide a form of entertainment. c) provide status and prestige, as well as help develop a sense of one's own identity. d) establish sexual or gender identity/preference.