When Erika first met Bill, she found him to be very pleasant and likable. However, over the next few weeks she hears repeated stories of his rude and insensitive behavior toward others. In spite of that,
she continues to view him as a nice person who is just "misunderstood." Her refusal to see that her initial impression of Bill was mistaken is most likely due to the ________.
a. halo effect
b. phi phenomenon
c. primacy effect
d. recency effect
Answer: c
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In what way is the Stanford-Binet test similar to the Wechsler Intelligence Tests?
a. Both provide subscores as well as an overall score. b. Both are equally fair to people speaking any possible language. c. Both measure brain activity as well as answers to questions. d. Both are intended to measure crystallized intelligence more than fluid intelligence.
In comparison to people judged NGRI, those who are judged GBMI
A. are more likely to be imprisoned. B. receive shorter sentences. C. get mental health services more frequently than other mentally ill prisoners. D. spend more time in mental hospitals and less time in prisons.
Jayden is working with a laboratory rat in the school's psychology lab. He names the rat Nihanch. He begins to giving the rat a fast shock to its paws, and the rat jumps. Then every time he gives the rat a shock, he turns on a red light bulb in the side of the cage. Eventually, Nihanch jumps in response to the light even if the shock is not administered. In this example, the red light bulb was the _______ and the rat's jump when the light came on was the ________.
A. unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response B. unconditioned stimulus; conditioned response C. conditioned stimulus; unconditioned response D. conditioned stimulus; conditioned response
Dr. Arndt, an experienced pediatrician, checked the baby's temperature and listened to the baby's breathing through the stethoscope while considering the symptoms described by the baby's parents. Dr. Arndt was probably using ________ in making a diagnosis
a. a mental set c. serial processing b. systematic random search d. parallel processing