Sarah is on a committee to hire a new person for the social science department. As she interviews one candidate,
she discovers that this engaging, very knowledgeable young man did his research in Sarah's area of expertise. Fearing that he might outshine her at the university, Sarah votes to hire another less qualified job candidate. Sarah's choice was most likely determined due to
a. Sarah ignoring the base rate.
b. her unconscious mind.
c. her emotions.
d. her tendency to use the representativeness heuristic.
ANSWER: c
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a) ego and superego; id b) id and superego; ego c) id and ego; superego d) id, ego, and superego; conscience
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a. dislike; hatred often motivated by prejudice. b. hatred; dislike c. behavior; attitude d. attitude; behavior e. attribution; attitude
Which of the following female psychologists is correctly matched with her achievement?
A. June Etta: the first female president of the American Psychological Association B. Mary Calkins: the first woman to head a psychology department at a state university C. Margaret Floy Washburn: the first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology D. Leta Stetter Hollingworth: the founder of the American Journal of Psychoanalysis
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