Jessica and Tanya are both applying for the same job. Although Tanya has more experience in the area of the job in which she is applying, Jessica gets a higher rating from the interviewers because of her more extroverted personality and her more striking physical appearance. This tendency for the interviewers to have a favorable impression of Jessica and less favorable impression of Tanya is
referred to as
a. the halo effect.
b. impression management.
c. the critical incidents effect.
d. the biodata discrepancy phenomenon.
a
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People who have the same sexual orientations still differ in what they find enjoyable. These are
a. erotic preferences. c. sexual identity diversity. b. erotic identity. d. sexual orientation.
The term "sex drive" refers to
a. a person's openness to a variety of sexual activities. b. a person's degree of motivation to engage in sexual behavior. c. a person's level of sexual experience. d. the frequency of sexual activity.
The sixth stage of development is called:
a. adolescence b. young adulthood c. middle adulthood d. late adulthood
A key implication of Stanley Milgram's research is that
a. discrimination is widespread across the United States. b. the bystander effect occurs in vague conditions. c. conformity is limited to laboratory studies. d. the similarity principle can explain the authoritarian personality. e. the power of the situation can induce an ordinary person to harm another.