Researchers Darley and Gross (1983) showed different groups of people identical videotape footage of "Hannah," a girl who was said to come either from an impoverished background or from a wealthy background. They found that people stereotyped the girl as intellectually inferior when they were led to believe that she came from an impoverished background. However, this stereotype emerged only when
participants saw footage of Hannah ____.
a. playing
b. with her family
c. taking an oral exam at school
d. doing creative (painting and drawing) exercises
C
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A. blocking B. a taste aversion C. operant taste conditioning D. noncontingent conditioning
If a test is being given that requires an injection of a mild radioactive substance (a tracer) mixed with glucose, the neurologist has ordered a(n) _______ _______
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Francis Galton, in an effort to find the determinants of leadership, investigated the hereditary background of ‘great men’ and suggested that:
a. good leaders are made b. a very strong characteristic of leadership is gender c. good leaders are born, not made d. leaders are usually more intelligent that followers e. both personality traits and situations determine who will emerge as a leader
People suffering from this disorder feel an overwhelming sadness, despair, and hopelessness
a) schizophrenia b) major depressive disorder c) panic disorder d) social phobia