In a study of social interaction in mixed-gender groups, a researcher unconsciously treats women participants differently from the men participants when he reads them the instructions for the experiment. This is an example of
a. evaluation apprehension
b. role demands
c. experimenter bias
d. selection bias
c
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Children's natural tendency to favor people they classify as their in-group over people they classify as their out-group can contribute to the development of __________.
A. second-order false-belief reasoning B. a fixed mindset C. stereotyped thinking D. a global sense of self-esteem
Kalvin is completing a projective assessment. He is shown different cards with pictures on them and asked to generate a story about what the card depicts. His therapist then analyzes his responses for clues as to his unconscious motivations. Kalvin is most likely taking which personality test?
a. Rorschach Inkblot Test b. Thematic Apperception Test c. Myers-Briggs Test d. The MMPI
Ivana is a college student who has developed a tolerance to heroin and experiences withdrawal symptoms whenever she doesn't have a "fix" at least every eight hours. She feels that she has lost control and has to organize her life around her habit. She would be classified as having
a. substance abuse. b. substance dependence. c. substance use. d. no diagnosable problem, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
Which schedule of reinforcement is programmed into slot machines?
a) fixed-ratio b) fixed-interval c) variable-ratio d) variable-interval