When male participants received a high grade in a course, they rated male and female instructors as equally competent. But when they received a low mark, they rated the female instructor as less competent than her male counterpart (Sinclair & Kunda, 2000). Why?
a. stereotype threat
b. implicit racism
c. modern racism
d. activation of the stereotype
e. all of the above
Ans: d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) cognitive B) Gestalt C) psychoanalytic D) humanistic
Behaviourists were NOT influenced by the work of Thorndike because:
A) it was free from explanations involving the mind. B) Thorndike's measurements were observable. C) the law of effect stressed the importance of expectancy. D) Thorndike's procedure could quantify the rate of learning.
To reduce Patty's fear of horses, a behavior therapist took her immediately to the nearby horse farm. She instructed Patty to stand in the stables, where she was surrounded by 20 horses. This is an example of
a. aversion-hierarchy conditioning. c. systematic desensitization. b. higher-order conditioning. d. flooding.