Which of these attribution biases is CORRECTLY matched with its definition?
a. Halo effect—an initial impression that an individual has some positive (or negative) traits leads us to infer that he/she has many other positive (or negative) characteristics as well
b. Self-serving bias—we overemphasize dispositional factors when explaining other people's behavior
c. Fundamental attribution error—we assume that other people are like us, even when we first meet them
d. None of the above is correctly matched
a. Halo effect—an initial impression that an individual has some positive (or negative) traits leads us to infer that he/she has many other positive (or negative) characteristics as well
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Juan suffers from alcoholism and has not responded to other types of treatment. Juan's therapist suggests aversive conditioning in which Juan will take a nausea-inducing drug at the same time he sniffs beer. In this treatment strategy, the beer is the during conditioning and the after conditioning
a. unconditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus b. unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus c. conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus d. neutral stimulus; unconditioned stimulus e. neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus
Shauna is a psychotherapist. She assumes that people don social masks and disown parts of themselves that might meet with social disapproval or rejection. She says that the goal of therapy should be to help the clients integrate the conflicting parts of their personality. What will Shauna most likely practice?
a. Gestalt therapy c. psychoanalysis b. behavioral therapy d. client-centered therapy
What is the name of the psychological disorder in which symptoms often appear before adolescence and the individual continually engages in aggressive, hurtful, and deceitful behavior?
A) OCD B) ADHD C) Conduct disorder D) OCC
Which of the following is true regarding divorce rates?
a. Rates of divorce are higher among Whites than among African Americans. b. Rates of divorce are higher among those with college degrees than those without because college graduates devote so much time to their careers. c. The United States has the highest divorce rate in the world. d. Divorce is common and rates are similar across all cultures.