Abbie noticed that Kayla spends time talking to almost everyone she meets at work, and believes that this is because Kayla is a friendly, outgoing person
In fact, Kayla is rather shy and withdrawn most of the time, but her job at a local bank requires that she talk with most of the bank's customers periodically. Abbie's perception of Kayla is mistaken because of ________. a) a discounting error
b) the correspondence bias
c) idiosyncratic behavior
d) her perceptual salience
b
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When Stanley Milgram polled a group of psychiatrists before his obedience experiments were conducted, the psychiatrists predicted that less than one percent of those tested would obey when, in reality, 65 percent obeyed completely by going all the way to the 450-volt level
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What do Haslam, Reicher, and Birney (2015) propose as the alternate reason for the "teachers" reactions in the Milgram Obedience experiments?
A. dedication to a worthwhile cause B. conformity C. deindividuation D. fear of retribution
What have studies of how stereotypes affect physicians' decisions shown?
a. Physicians make decisions based on medical status, not stereotypes. b. Physicians are aware of stereotypes and typically overcompensate for them. c. Racial stereotypes rarely have an impact on healthcare. d. Blacks are less likely than whites to receive expensive medical procedures.
According to expectancy-value theory, motivated behaviors result from the value:
a. a goal has for the individual b. of a goal as determined by society c. of previous goals d. of a need as determined by society