Harry is fond of all the members of his baseball team, but he dislikes the members of the other teams, telling people they are all "dumb jerks." In this case, Harry is displaying a(n) ________ bias.
A. myside
B. in-group/out-group
C. actor-observer
D. self-serving
Answer: B
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Which of the following is a situation in which the person would likely feel dissonance??
a. ?Jack, who loves roller coasters, decides to ride one. b. ?Madge, who wants an A in a class, decides to study this weekend instead of going to the movies. c. ?Tyrone, who dislikes Millie, decides not to ask her to the movies this weekend. d. ?Kenitha, who loves camping, decides to go shopping instead of camping this weekend.
If you ask preschoolers to describe themselves, they usually
A) give personality traits and characteristics, such as being friendly, kind, helpful, and smart. B) give concrete descriptions that include physical appearance, possessions, and everyday behaviors. C) compare themselves to people they know, such as parents, siblings, or peers. D) describe themselves differently each time you ask the question.
The major reason that developmental disorders are considered to be so serious in terms of their capacity to disrupt later functioning is
A. the fact that medications used in children have long term effects B. the impact that they have on family functioning C. that the purely biological nature of development disorders leads to subsequent developmental failures D. that failure to develop at one level is thought to inhibit later stages of development
One feature of preoperational thought is its irreversibility, which is ________.
A. the recognition that some actions that people take, such as breaking an egg, cannot be reversed B. an inability to mentally go through a series of steps in a problem and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point. C. the belief that some opinions are so strongly held that even extensive evidence will not convince someone otherwise D. the view that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and continue to have them even when they are not acted upon