In one well-known study that was conducted during an era of anti-Chinese prejudice (LaPiere, 1934), a researcher drove across the U.S. with a Chinese couple, stopping at dozens of restaurants, hotels, auto camps, and tourist homes. He was interested in knowing the percentage of establishments that would serve the couple, as well as the percentage of establishments that would SAY that they would
serve the couple when contacted later. The results from this research provided some of the first evidence of ____.
a. the fact that people's stated attitudes are not always consistent with their actual behaviors
b. post-dissonance rationalization
c. implicit prejudice
d. aversive racism
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a. MAO inhibitor drugs. b. tricyclic antidepressant drugs. c. specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors. d. ethyl alcohol. e. cocaine-like drugs.
Which method of acquiring knowledge is being used by a person who says "I'll believe it when I see it?"
a. method of empiricism b. rational method c. method of authority d. scientific method
The removal of an expected reinforcement that results in a decrease in the frequency of a behavior is known as _____.
A. extinction B. behavioral adaptation C. flooding D. assertiveness training