The dangers associated with labelling persons with having a mental disorder is related to the social psychology phenomenon of:
A) conformity.
B) stereotype threat.
C) deindividuation.
D) cognitive dissonance.
B) stereotype threat.
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Paternity uncertainty has been suggested as an explanation for the ____
a. increasing rate of extradyadic sex within the U.S. b. tendency for males to have greater erotic plasticity than females c. existence of homosexuality d. suppression of female sexuality
Self-evaluation takes place in two contexts. What are they?
a. External and social frames of reference b. Internal and external frames of reference c. Psychological and social frames of reference d. Internal and psychological frames of reference
The statement, "Interviewers rate job applicants more favorably when they wear a nice suit than when they wear casual clothes" is an example of a:
a. Theory of behavior b. Hypothesis c. Explanation of behavior d. Law
The study participants who experience the intentional alteration of a factor(s) in an experiment is called the:
a. control group. b. partial correlational group. c. unmanipulated group. d. experimental treatment group.