While walking on campus one day you overhear a person make the remark, "All college professors are absentminded." This is an example of what psychologists would call
a. a stereotype.
b. behavioral confirmation.
c. racism.
d. in-group bias.
Answer: a. a stereotype.
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The Stroop Test provides evidence that behavior under hypnosis is more than social conformity by showing that highly suggestible individuals under hypnosis ____
a. ?are able to ignore binaural sounds to decipher auditory signals b. ?can identify words hidden within scintillating grid illusions c. ?are able to ignore flashes of light when deciphering imagery d. ?can identify ink colors at comparable rates regardless of word presentation
Brief periods of sensory deprivation often produce
a. cataplectic images. b. the relaxation response. c. tryptophanic images. d. REM symbolizations.
Which of the following statements regarding probabilistic epigenesis is FALSE?
A) Only about 10-15% of an individual's total genetic code is made active. B) A person's environment determines which parts of the genetic code are made active. C) Environmental changes can cause the activation of genes that are normally dormant. D) Genetic alterations caused by the environment cannot be passed on to offspring.
Detailed, systematic observations of individual children are referred to as
a. blank slates. c. mental tests. b. baby biographies. d. critical periods.