Mere exposure effect Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Which of the following situations involving two people, P and O, and an object X, will NOT be balanced according to Heider's balance theory? (a) P likes O, and they both like X (b) P likes O, and they both dislike X (c) P dislikes O, and they both dislike X (d) P dislikes O, P likes X, and O dislikes X (e) P dislikes O, P dislikes X, and O dislikes X - Correct Answer-C According to inoculation theory, a person's belief can be inoculated against a persuasive attack by (a) providing arg...

Milgram Sample - 40 white males aged 20 - 50 from New Haven CT and the surrounding area (Yale University) a. Wide range of education levels from one who did not complete elementary school to those with PhD's b. 15 skilled or unskilled laborers, 16 white collar or salesmen and 9 professionals c. They answered ads in a newspaper for a Yale study on memory and learning. d. They were paid $4.50 for their participation. 4.00 for participation and .50 for travel Milgram Results - Aims: 1. To i...

PSYC 375 Midterm 1 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Best predictor of overall life satisfaction is: - answerquality of close relationships & family life _________ is a predictor or well being _________ from high levels of social interaction - answermore diverse social interaction, independent from high levels of social interaction Scientific research is: (5 points) - answer- formulating hypotheses (theory driven) - testing hypotheses using scientific method - interpreting results...

social cognition correct answer: how impressions of others are formed, how causes are attributed to behavior, and the mechanisms that underlie the formation of attitudes about people and things schema correct answer: general knowledge structures social schema correct answer: schemas about social experiences or people stereotyping correct answer: a generalized belief (knowledge structure) about traits/characteristics of members of a group prejudice correct answer: a generalized a...

episodic memory correct answers -memory for specific events in your life (ex. Graduation) -includes spatial & temporal context (when or where) semantic memory correct answers -memory for knowledge about the world & facts Similarities of episodic & semantic memory correct answers both can be communicated flexibly (can be described) both consciously accessible (aware whether know or not) Differences of episodic & semantic memory correct answers semantic memory repeated exposure Episo...

Psych 375 UVic test 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified Why study close relationships? - answerimportant across age groups, cultures, time The best predictor of overall life satisfaction - answermarriage and family life the single consistent predictor of well-being in 42 countries studied - answerquality of close relationships The study of relationships suffers from two problematic interpretations - answer1. findings seem obvious after the fact (hindsight bias) 2. findings seem to...

General psychology 2301 Exam #3. Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ Which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another? - -Social Psychology People's preference for mirror-image photographs of themselves illustrates the impact of - -The Mere Exposure effect Trait theorists are more concerned with ______ personality than with __________ it - -Describing; explaining Fernando's favorable attitude ...

episodic memory correct answers memory for specific autobiographical events; includes spatial & temporal context (when & where); what we remember; emotionally connected semantic memory correct answers memories for facts and general knowledge about the world; emotions not connected What are the feature of semantic and episodic memories? correct answers both can be communicated flexibly (can be described) & both consciously accessible (aware whether know or not) declarative memory correct...

SOP 3004 FSU Altegelt Exam 3. Review. 100% Coverage, Graded A+ Mere Exposure Effect - the tendency to feel positively toward people we see frequently Theories of Attraction: SIMILARITY - Birds of a Feather Flock Together? Or Opposites attract?Matching Hypothesis Theories of Attraction: EVOLUTIONARY - Parental Investment Model Men and women differ because their reproductive biology leads to different levels of parental investment Female investment: COSTLY physical resources Male inv...

This document contains past year exams for PYC3701. Answers were taken from from The Study Guide & The Prescribed Book. Exams covered in this document :  2015  May/June Page 3  October/November Page 12  2016  May/June Page 21  October/November Page 30  2017  May/June (Paper 1) Page 39  May/June (Paper 2) Page 48  October/November Page 57  2018  May/June Page 66  October/November Page 75  2019  May/June Page 84 MAY-JUN...