Which of the following examples best shows how schemas can be self-fulfilling prophecies?
a. Participants primed to think of the elderly actually walk slower down a hallway.
b. Teachers who expect that some children will do well in school actually lead those children
to perform better.
c. People are more likely to apply the trait of' dependence to a female character in a novel
compared to a male character.
d. A schema that is frequently activated will be more likely to be applied to a new stimulus.
b. Teachers who expect that some children will do well in school actually lead those children
to perform better.
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According to studies by Ekman and others:
a. no changes in autonomic activities are discernible for emotions such as disgust or anger b. autonomic changes may be triggered by contractions of specific facial muscles c. there is no relationship between measures of behavioral, cortical and autonomic arousal d. emotional reactions are not fully measureable physiologically
________ prevented states from interfering with abortion decisions made between a woman and her physician
a. Roe v. Wade b. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services c. The Hyde Amendment d. Plessy v. Ferguson
There are two alternative pathways to persuading others. One leads us to respond to persuasive arguments on the basis of quick judgments. This is known as the
a. central route. b. peripheral route. c. direct route. d. evidence-based route.
Why do the breasts of male abusers of anabolic steroids enlarge?
a) Because steroids break down into estradio b) Because steroids break down into testosterone c) Because steroids break down into human chorionic gonadotropin d) Because steroids break down into human growth hormone