Barney, an admissions officer, is interviewing a college applicant about whom he has very high positive expectations. Barney is outgoing and cheerful during the interview, spends considerable time recruiting the applicant, and asks the applicant questions that solicit positive information. As a result, Barney is pleased with the applicant's performance and admits her to the school. This interview
process demonstrates an example of
a. the Hawthorne effect.
b. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. a contrast effect.
d. entrapment.
b
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One objection to the use of the one-mate strategy in women is that ____
a. in some cases, having multiple sex partners can result in more offspring b. women are more jealous than men c. women can't be sure that their mate is the father d. there are no men who share this strategy
Serina is looking forward to menopause and aging. Based on this information, what is Serina's ethnic background?
a. Asian b. Middle Eastern c. European American d. Mayan
People translate goals into behaviour, in part, through:
A) implicit egotism. B) self-esteem. C) outcome expectancies. D) projection.