You think all professors are uncoordinated, but then you see your social psychology professor make a diving catch down the left-field line at an intramural softball game against the Arts Department team. You also notice that your professor hits lead-off for the team and is able to score from second base on a ground-out. You maintain your original stereotype of professors as uncoordinated by
deciding that this one individual is an exception to the rule because he is a "young professor.". This is an example of
a. social identity theory.
b. implicit personality theory.
c. subtyping.
d. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
c
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A. deindividuation B. diffusion of responsibility C. social facilitation D. social inhibition
According to __________ children develop when they work with skilled adults, including parents and teachers
a. Piaget c. Freud b. Skinner d. Vygotsky
Research has shown that moral reasoning is NOT related to moral behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In resistant patients, ___ combined with antidepressant medication, doubles the improvement
a. Aversive therapy b. Cognitive behavioral therapy c. Alcohol d. Ketamine