Ricky tried to dye his hair black but left the dye on too long; clumps of his hair fell out completely, leaving weird bald patches on his scalp. The kids at school snickered at him, ignored him, and avoided him at lunchtime for a couple of weeks. After that, though, everyone forgot about it. Thus Ricky was subjected to a short-term bout of ____
a. social ostracism
b. social ingratiation
c. the social allergy effect
d. the bad apple effect
A
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a. The IAT produces scores that match the normal distribution b. The IAT measures prejudices that people don't admit. c. The IAT measures the way people actually behave in everyday life. d. The IAT can be administered without getting informed consent.
What do people feel when they have cognitive dissonance?
a. Joy b. Tension c. Depression d. Anger
Stereotypes are reinforced by all of the following EXCEPT
A. the availability heuristic. B. illusory correlations. C. selective attention. D. the falsification principle.
Describe two behavior therapy techniques that are based on operant conditioning principles
What will be an ideal response?