You think all professors are a bit nerdy and have abstract interests. You find out that your social psychology professor can sing the theme song to any television show that aired in the 1970s or 1980s, and is also fluent in the Star Trek language of Kingdom. You believe that your stereotype has been confirmed by this professor. This is an example of
a. confirmation bias.
b. implicit personality theory.
c. self-fulfilling prophecy.
d. fundamental attribution error.
a
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Psychoactive drugs that are associated with a low risk of a lethal overdose include all of the following EXCEPT
a. marijuana. b. hallucinogens. c. sedatives. d. cannabis.
Which scenario best illustrates the concept of dissociation? a. While traveling from home to work and thinking about an important meeting, Jonathan notices that he has traveled several miles without remembering anything about the drive. b. At a high school reunion, Kerry cannot remember the names of some of her former classmates
c. A nervous Marlene cannot remember her lines during the opening of a play. d. Even after two weeks in the hospital, Thomas remains unconscious following a motorcycle accident.
Current theorizing about the "timing of puberty" effect attributes its visual/spatial effects to
a. having a masculine self-concept and spatial experiences. b. increased lateralized specialization of the right cerebral hemisphere. c. increased synaptic activity in dopamine neural circuits. d. suppression of the essentialist bias in thinking.
Compared to students placed in a college preparatory track, students placed in general education and vocational tracks __________
A) are twice as likely to graduate high school B) tend to have more stimulating teachers C) are three times as likely to drop out of high school D) tend to have higher academic self-esteem