A. A leniency error
B. The halo effect
C. A central tendency error
D. A severity error
Related Mcqs:
- Scott has just been reprimanded by his supervisor. Later on, Scott begins to “stomp around” and throws a tantrum in front of his co-workers. Scott’s behavior exemplifies which of the following?
A. rationalization
B. reaction formation
C. regression
D. projection - Rasheed watches as customer with at least 40 items lines up at his express checkout line. He decides the customer must be a real “idiot” to miss the sign that indicates Rasheed’s checkout line is an express line with a limit of 10 items. Rasheed’s attribution for the cause of the customer’s behavior is consistent with_________?
A. drawing an illusory correlation
B. false consensus effect
C. the fundamental attribution error
D. a defensive attribution - In contrast to a dissimilar-items list, a similar-items list is __________________?
A. more difficult to learn
B. easier to learn
C. learned with equivalent ease
D. more susceptible to the serial position effect - The tendency to immediately recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ___________________ effect?
A. next-in-line
B. misinformation
C. serial position
D. spacing - Full and clear communication regarding Kelsey’s manager is enhanced by the performance appraisals she periodically receives from fellow managers, subordinates, customers, and her supervisor. This best illustrates the value of:
A. flow
B. experiencing flow
C. 360-degree feedback
D. structured interviews - Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:
A. transference
B. counterconditioning
C. unconditional positive regard
D. the placebo effect - 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 - Gardner has proposed a theory of multiple intelligences. Which of the following is not one of the dimensions in his theory?
A. musical
B. verbal
C. mathematical
D. performance - John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear the president of the company was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting in his office, john began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most support john’s circumstances?
A. Nice- factor theory
B. Face satisfaction theory
C. Dissatisfaction theory
D. Opponent process theory - 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