Fatima, an Iranian student, has not had exposure to American television except for a few episodes of the Flintstones cartoon on satellite TV. When she immigrates to the U.S., she has access to over 50 channels of cable TV, but she finds that she prefers watching the Flintstones to any other show. Which thoery best explains Fatima’s preference?
a. ?James-Lange theory
b. ?Cannon-Bard theory
c. ?mere exposure effect
d. ?cognitive-mediational theory
ANSWER:
c
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A. SET scan B. MRI scan C. PET scan D. EEG
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a. the depth of depression c. frequency of depression b. the height of mania d. one's risk of becoming depressed
Which of the following is considered a weakness of trait theory?
a. ?It oversimplifies human variability in describing all people on the basis of a small number of dimensions. b. ?It has not contributed any kind of practical or benefit to the study of personality. c. ?It has not generated any additional theories or questions to research. d. ?It does not provide psychologists with a common framework or language to study personality.
According to Ryckman, an adequate understanding of human personality will have to:
a. ignore the role played by unconscious factors in the determination of behavior b. account for the roles played by both conscious and unconscious factors in the production of behavior c. be based only on research that generates hypotheses about the biological roots of behavior d. ignore the roles played by social and cultural factors in the shaping of human personality