Megan consistently tends to give all of her professors extremely positive teaching evaluations. Which rating error would best describe Megan's responses?
a. halo effect
b. leniency bias
c. central tendency bias
d. acquiescent response set
b
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a. Don't feel sorry for yourself. b. Accept dependence gracefully. c. Don't just sit there, do something. d. Be sociable.
In the case of Durham v. United States (1954), the criteria for responsibility for determining criminal behavior were broadened to include
a. mental disease. b. mental defect c. both a and b d. neither a nor b
The site of many mental processes that are unique to humans (self-awareness, initiative, planning ability, and goal-directed behavior) is the __________
a. occipital lobes b. temporal lobes c. parietal lobes d. frontal lobes
Thorndike's research famously led him to conclude that responses followed by satisfaction will occur again, and those that are not followed by satisfaction become less likely. This principle is known as ______________
A) the law of effect B) Thorndike's law C) the puzzle-box principle D) the principle of satisfaction