A. the mere exposure effect
B. the halo effect
C. the placebo effect
D. the fundamental attribution
Related Mcqs:
- Jackson had a huge breakfast this morning and is still feeling stuffed when he arrives at work. However, one of his colleagues has brought some delicious-looking donuts to the morning staff meeting and Jackson just can’t resist. Although he feels full, he eats donuts. His behavior is inconsistent with:
A. incentive theories of motivation
B. drive theories of motivation
C. evolutionary theories of motivation
D. the Cannon-Bard theory of motivation - Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 3 & 4 - Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:
A. an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
B. a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
C. a computerized tomography(CT) scan
D. a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan - In an experiment to find out if taking ginseng increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be:
A. the independent variable
B. a control variable
C. an extraneous variable
D. the dependent variable - If both depressed and non-depressed individuals received similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it is said that the test ______________________?
A. has not been standardized
B. is not valid
C. is not reliable
D. has not been factor analyzed - We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?
A. the presence or absence of music
B. the students test scores
C. the amount of time allowed the studying
D. silence - After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensity angry with his therapist, although the therapist has been consistently warm and supportive Andy’s feelings are probably
A. a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience
B. a sign of an impending psychosis
C. a result of free association
D. a result of transference - By scripting specific job-relevant to be asked of all those applying for a particular work position, a personnel psychologist is most clearly developing a frame work for:
A. a refractory period
B. the experience of flow
C. structured interviews
D. 360-degree feedback - Self-assertive behavior is an example primarily of _____________?
A. An abundance motive
B. A stimulation motive
C. A survival motive
D. A security motive
E. None of these - Waqas looked directly into a very bright light and damaged his retina. The ophthalmologist has told him that he has sustained massive damage to his rods but for the most part his cones have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Waqas’ vision is that he will now have:
A. more accurate depth perception
B. poor vision in bright illumination
C. poor vision in low illumination
D. poor peripheral vision
