Which of the following is true about the halo effect?

A. It happens more frequently with familiar people.
B. It is an accurate way to judge others.
C. It only requires a small amount of information.
D. It only happens with positive information.


Answer: C

Psychology

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a. Reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 23 participants b. Fail to reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 23 participants c. Reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 22 participants d. Fail to reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 22 participants

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Which is not a step in the systematic desensitization procedure?

A. observing a model who is coping with the feared stimulus B. learning to relax C. developing an anxiety hierarchy D. imagining fearful stimuli and remaining relaxed

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Brian is studying for the licensing exam to become a social worker. He needs to retain the information from that exam for many years to be effective at his job. In order for that to occur, this information should be processed by ______.

A. inhibitory signals B. action potentials C. metabotropic receptors D. ionotropic receptors

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Eleanor Rosch proposed the ______ approach, a theoretical view of concepts that she considered superior to the classical approach.

A. typicality B. prototype C. abstract representational D. weighted average

Psychology