Julie does not like to go parties because she is shy and convinced that people will not like her. When Julie does go to a party, she avoids eye contact, gives abrupt responses to other people's questions, and quickly withdraws from interactions. As a result, she spends most of the evening in a corner by herself, convinced that no one at the party likes her. This is an example of ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: expectancy effects
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a. we need to explore how morphology has implications for syntax. b. people have strong, explicit knowledge about the way they understand and create language. c. the purpose of language is to convey meaning to other people. d. language is a unique skill, and it is not really related to other cognitive processes such as attention and memory.
In the ___________ subtest of the WAIS-III, the test taker is asked to add a missing element to a pattern so that it progresses logically.
A. matrix reasoning B. vocabulary C. comprehension D. arithmetic E. picture completion
The pleasant, reassuring feeling infants get from touching something soft and warm, especially their mother, is referred to as
a. contact comfort. b. surrogate bonding. c. imprinting. d. unconditional positive regard.
Which of the following is NOT an example of automatic thinking?
a. forming a first impression of someone within seconds of meeting him or her b. conducting a search on the Internet c. having a sense of whether an object is near or far from us d. driving down the highway while also carrying on a conversation