Based on trait theorists' response to Mischel's critique, how
would you expect Donovan's prejudiced attitude toward Latinos to impact his behavior as a waiter at a restaurant?
A) His general attitude will have no direct impact on his behavior.
B) If one looks at his aggregated behaviors, they will see a relationship between his attitude and his behavior.
C) His behavior will be the opposite of his attitude because of the training he received in appreciating diversity.
D) If one looks at his aggregated behaviors, they will not see a relationship between his attitude and his behavior.
Answer: B
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a. classical conditioning. b. coercion. c. negative reinforcement. d. a pressure tactic.
Ben realized that every time he had an open elective, he took a psychology class. Based on his observation, Ben has decided he must like psychology. Ben's attitude is best explained by:
a. cognitive dissonance theory b. self-perception theory c. the fundamental attribution error model d. the elaboration likelihood model
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a. positive regard c. self-actualization b. self-efficacy d. denial of self
While testing Jacobs' stage theory of grief, Paul Maciejewski and his colleagues observed that:
A) acceptance of the loss of a loved one waned gradually over time. B) disbelief over a loss continually peaked after a period of time. C) in the face of a loss, yearning, anger, and depression rise suddenly in the predicted order. D) following a loss, anger was experienced for the longest period of time when compared with yearning and depression.