An expectation that prompts people to act in ways that make the expectation come true is referred to as
a. social competition.
b. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. individuating.
d. a just-world belief.
B
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a. conditioned stimulus b. unconditioned stimulus c. discriminative stimulus d. punishing consequence
Chitra, a neuron, has been sending offensive messages to neighboring neurons. The neighbors decide to "perform surgery" to eliminate Chitra's transmissions. This could be achieved most effectively by
A. locking the gates on Chitra's axon. B. reducing the strength of Chitra's action potentials. C. decreasing Chitra's refractory period. D. placing a myelin sheath on Chitra's axon.
Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see. What type of test would psychologists call this?
A. Dynamic B. Projective C. Objective D. Predictive
Allport's definition of personality includes all of the following points EXCEPT the idea that personality
a. has organization. b. is a causal force. c. shows up in patterns. d. is a purely psychological concept.