In an experiment, Curtis and Miller (1986) assigned participants at random to have a conversation. One member of each pair was told that the other person liked him or her
Participants provided this information actually behaved in more likable ways, and their partners, too, behaved in pleasant ways. Based on the information presented in the text, which of the following could explain their behavior and reciprocal liking?
a. similarity
b. the self-fulfilling prophecy
c. reciprocity of exchange
d. complementarity
Answer: B
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If your boss thinks very highly of you in general, she may tend to see even your mediocre projects as excellent work. This would be evidence for
a. the discriminative effect. b. the sampling effect. c. the placebo effect. d. the halo effect.
Research in the 1990s on the relationship between Type A and heart disease have found that heart disease is related to:
A. a large number of traits, most of which are related to negative affect B. impatience expressed publicly C. hostility and anger D. anxiety, frustration, anger, depression, and hardiness
The items that Binet included on his test were based on the
a. educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time. b. tasks that an average child could perform at each age level. c. opinions of psychologists during that time period. d. updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests.
Situational judgment tests are considered to be a
a. measurement construct. b. measurement method. c. biased device. d. high fidelity simulation.