Sechrist and Stangor ( 2001) studied prejudice and found that you can't predict a person's behavior toward minorities on the basis of whether they are high or low in prejudice
unless you also know whether they think that others share their views or don't share their views. This pattern of results suggests that
a. we can't predict the behavior of prejudiced people in complex situations.
b. prejudice needs to be assessed from the view of majority and minority groups.
c. there is a significant interaction between level of prejudice and whether they think others agree with them or not.
d. there are probably significant main effects of these variables.
c
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b. photo. c. person. d. musical note.
Bill begs to help rake leaves each fall. This year his father tells him he will get an extra $5 in allowance each week if he keeps the leaves raked. According to research on intrinsic motivation, it's likely that:
a. because of the reward, Bill will be less enthusiastic about raking the leaves b. because of the reward, Bill will be even more enthusiastic about raking the leaves c. Bill will initially be less enthusiastic, but will increase in enthusiasm after about three weeks d. Bill's enthusiasm about raking leaves won't change, because this is a case of intrinsic motivation
In a recent study (mentioned in your text) regarding people with aggressive outbursts, the group that received ___________ improved the most
a. Risperdal b. a placebo c. Haldol d. MAOIs
Culturally specific standards for appropriate expressions of emotion in a particular setting or with a particular person or persons are known as
a. display rules. b. emotional regulation. c. self-conscious emotions. d. systematic desensitization.