Mary says she must like Theater class because it’s not required and she’s getting a pretty good grade in it. Daryl Bem would see this as evidence of his______theory.

Related Mcqs:

1. Just the sight of Mary’s sexy nightgown makes Jim aroused. Mary’s nightgown serves as(n):

   A. Unconditioned response
   B. Conditioned response
   C. Conditioned stimulus
   D. Unconditioned stimulus

2. Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent – at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

   A. Depressive
   B. Over- controlled repressors
   C. Paranoid- aggression
   D. Homicidal protest

3. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

   A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
   B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
   C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
   D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure

4. You walk into a dark movie theater wearing a white shirt, and notice that the shirt now looks gray. However, you know that the shirt is still white because of _________________?

   A. size constancy
   B. brightness constancy
   C. linear perspective
   D. texture gradient

5. The determinant of achievement behavior that increase when a college student enrolls in a class that is required for graduation is:

   A. the probability of success
   B. the need to avoid failure
   C. the incentive value of success
   D. the fear of success

6. Bashir explains his failing grade on a term paper by saying that her really didn’t work very hard at it. According to Weiner’s model Bashir is making an______attribution about his failure.

   A. internal- stable
   B. internal- unstable
   C. external- stable
   D. external- unstable

7. By the third grade. Timmy who lives in the ghetto, views himself as a failure. He may not succeed in school thanks to the:

   A. Jig- saw classrooms
   B. Self- fulfilling prophesy
   C. Self- serving bias
   D. Fundamental attribution error

8. Studying to avoid bad grade is an example of ___________________?

   A. positive reinforcement
   B. negative reinforcement
   C. punishment
   D. escape

9. Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

   A. the framing effect
   B. the availability heuristic
   C. confirmation bias
   D. functional fixedness

10. Which measure of central tendency is used to calculate your grade-point average?

    A. range
    B. median
    C. mode
    D. mean