Just before Heather meets John, she overhears a conversation which makes her
think that John dislikes her. The conversation was about an entirely different person, but
Heather is unaware of that.
She acts very coldly to John, who as a result does dislike her.
This is an example of
(a) the Fundamental Attribution Error (b) a self-fulfilling prophecy
(c) the illusion of control (d) illusory correlation
B
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Neisser's research involving subjects searching for particular letters in long strings of
similar or dissimilar letters suggested that a. novel stimuli are easily identifiable. b. stimuli with common features are recognized as being similar. c. a stimulus with uncommon features is more readily identified in a group of otherwise similar stimuli. d. stimuli that are grouped together are seen as a unit. e. it is easier to detect a stimulus that is grouped with other similar stimuli.
When examining Stanley Milgram’s research, some have suggested that a teacher’s willingness to deliver potentially lethal shocks may be more a product of _______________ than of obedience, but as of yet no research supports this specific conclusion.
a. the foot-in-the-door technique b. the door-in-the-face technique c. lowballing d. the "that's not all" technique
An irrational and often persistent fear of an object, situation, or activity is called:
-a phobia. -agoraphobia. -OCD -a panic attack.
Which statement is accurate regarding exposure to diversity?
A. There are still traditional cultures in the world. B. Urbanization is decreasing. C. Movement across cultures is very new. D. Children today are coming of age in a shrinking global world.