A man who lives in your town is very wealthy, but does not show it. In fact, he drives an old Chevy pick-up and wears worn clothes. Visitors to town, who do not know about his wealth, are often rude and inconsiderate to him. This best illustrates:
A. the central route of persuasion
B. how impressions of others will influence behavior
C. how individual behavior affects diffusion of responsibility
D. the actor-observer effect
Answer: B
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a. ?solve the problem b. make a plan c. ?frame the problem d. ?speculate on a solution
What is factor analysis?
a. A method of ranking individuals by their intelligence b. A statistical procedure that is used to identify which sets of psychological measures are highly correlated with each other c. The technique of choice for testing fluid intelligence d. The technique of choice for testing crystallized intelligence
Describe the debate about the decline of our intellectual abilities in adulthood. Why is it difficult to resolve the question?
What will be an ideal response?
The degree to which people believe others pay attention to them is called
A) self-presentation. B) social anxiety. C) public self-consciousness. D) narcissism.