Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Blind-Aids box contained pencils subsequently delighted in anticipating their friend’s false belief about the contents of the box. This best illustrates that the children had developed a(n):

Related Mcqs:

1. Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:

   A. a multi-factorial research design
   B. a longitudinal research design
   C. a cross-sectional research design
   D. a nested condition research design

2. Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

   A. a longitudinal research design
   B. a sequential design
   C. a cross-sectional design
   D. a multi-factorial research design

3. When you go over to visit your friend’s new baby, your friend exclaims, “Watch this! Every time I touch his cheek he turns his mouth towards my finger!” Because you’ve taken psychology, you know that this phenomenon is called the______reflex.

   A. grasping
   B. complementary
   C. rooting
   D. startle

4. In a weight-reduction experiment, an overweight individual was given what the researcher called a new type of diet pill that would help curb the desire to eat in fact. the pill really contained powdered milk, but ever since the individual started taking the diet pill, he has reported that his desire to eat has decreased. This illustrates the:

   A. curvilinear relationship
   B. effect of extraneous variables
   C. natural experiment
   D. placebo effect

5. Sania expects that diligent study will enable to earn good grades on her tests. Paula’s belief best illustrates:

   A. the spotlight effect
   B. an Electra complex
   C. an internal locus of control
   D. unconditional positive regard

6. Aima believes that she will succeed in business if she works hard and carefully manages her time. Her belief most clearly illustrates:

   A. reciprocal determinism
   B. an internal locus of control
   C. reaction formation
   D. the self-reference phenomenon

7. Stockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates:

   A. functional fixedness
   B. the framing effect
   C. the representativeness heuristic
   D. overconfidence

8. Stockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates:

   A. functional fixedness
   B. the farming effect
   C. the representativeness heuristic
   D. over confidence

9. A student who has never studied decides to try it and is delighted to receive a B on the exam rather than the usual D. The student starts studying more regularly as a result of __________________?

   A. classical conditioning
   B. habituation
   C. positive reinforcement
   D. b and c

10. Social psychologists have arranged for people to drop coins or pencils in elevators in order to study:

    A. the mere exposure effect
    B. the foot- in- the- door phenomenon
    C. the bystander effect
    D. social facilitation