When someone uses a single piece of information as the basis for forming and impression, this is known as ______.
A. a central trait
B. self-fulfilling prophecy
C. attributional ambiguity
D. halo effect
Answer: D
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a. gender roles. b. gender stereotypes. c. gender behaviors. d. gender differences.
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A. often based on their own experiences B. rarely based on their own experiences C. rarely consistent D. motivated by a desire to appear similar to other people
Which of the following children has the least risk of lead poisoning?
a. Bianca, who lives with her mother in an abandoned apartment building b. Griffin, whose parents have just bought an old farmhouse and plan to renovate it c. Gabriella, whose parents live in a new development where the residents bike to work d. Davy, whose mother lets him help her in her stained-glass factory
Which of the following is true of infant memory?
A. Infants demonstrate memory of experiences they had while still in the womb. B. Infants demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously only after four months of age. C. Memory does not improve much between two and six months of age. D. Memory improves dramatically between two and six months of age and the development slows down at 12 months of age.