The sleeper effect refers to the finding that, over time, ____
a. people tend to become more and more stubborn about their opinions (and less easily persuaded to adopt alternative points of view)
b. people tend to become more open to, or accepting of, persuasive arguments that they hear repeatedly
c. people tend to become inoculated against (better able to counter-argue) persuasive arguments that they hear repeatedly
d. people tend to forget where (or from whom) they heard a persuasive argument or piece of information
D
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The ______ has a different structure from the unit normal table.
A. z-score B. t-test C. t-score D. t Table
An African-American candidate and a European-American candidate apply for a job. However, both are only moderately qualified for the position. The European-American making the hiring decision will most likely hire the European-American candidate because the person hiring will give this candidate the "benefit of the doubt" regarding his abilities. This illustrates
a. group prejudice. b. personal prejudice. c. that even people who do not believe they are prejudiced can unconsciously discriminate against minorities. d. the conscious creation of extreme stereotyping known as the "enemy image.".
People with diagnosed psychological disorders are more likely than the general population to use which of the following substances?
A. LSD B. heroin C. ecstasy D. nicotine
There is good, relatively long-term evidence in favor of which two drug treatment approaches?
A) Alcoholics Anonymous and family systems therapy B) cognitive-behavioral therapy and therapeutic community treatment C) family systems therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy D) therapeutic community treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous