Sunny was considered a shy person at school. When Sunny met his classmate, Ronny, ten years after school, Ronny was surprised that Sunny has become outspoken and confident. Ronny almost forgot how shy Sunny used to be at school. In terms of social perception, the change in Ronny's perception is due to _____
A) the actor-observer effect
B) individuation
C) the recency effect
D) discrimination
C
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a. devotes more attention to cross-cultural assessment issues b. has omitted the casual specifiers associated with identified disorders c. relies on assessment that emphasizes deficits d. has omitted the "behavioral addictions" category
One problem with observational research is that it can be very time consuming. However, this problem is minimized by using participant observation
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sam has a real clunker of a car that has stalled on him numerous times. He tells his friends that he is getting a brand new car, but then he checks out the prices and realizes that he cannot afford a new car. When his friends ask him when he is getting the new car, he responds that he does not know what he was thinking. He could never give up this car. "It's a classic.". Sam is using the defense
mechanism known as a. displacement. b. rationalization. c. compensation. d. sublimation.
Food, water, and warmth are examples of __________ reinforcers
a. primary c. delayed b. secondary d. partial