Explain the conditions under which the mere exposure effect holds true
What will be an ideal response?
a . The mere exposure effect holds true in general for most cases.
b. The conditions under which the mere exposure effect will not hold true are primarily when a person already has an initially unfavorable attitude towards the attitude object. In this case, repeated exposure will enhance the already present dislike rather than result in liking.
c. This pattern holds for nearly all types of stimuli—be they persons, nonsense words, music, etc. It also holds true for animals as well as people. Even crickets have shown the mere exposure effect in experimentation.
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In a Solomon four-group design:
a. participants who get a pretest also get a posttest. b. not all participants receive the pretest. c. not all the participants received the posttest. d. all participants receive a pretest but not all receive a posttest.
As a method for creating a sample, random sampling means that
a. who gets chosen depends on chance. c. all scores will be random. b. a representative sample always will be created. d. there will be selectivity in our sample.
Which technology(ies) reveal more about the functioning of parts of the brain by charting activity?
a) PET and fMRI b) CT and MRI c) PET and CT d) PET and PDP
Developmental researcher John Bowlby proposed that all of the following are true EXCEPT
a) the infant bonds with the father as its protector. b) the infant's views are based on primary needs for safety and security. c) the infant is genetically predetermined and motivated to avoid predators. d) the infant comes to learn that his/her safety is best provided by one person, who is typically the mother.