Author Question: Ethan and Heather see a man stumbling around as he walks down the street. Ethan, who belongs to ... (Read 597 times)

james · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Ethan and Heather see a man stumbling around as he walks down the street. Ethan, who belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, thinks the man is drunk, but Heather, who just watched a TV special on Michael J. Fox, thinks the man has Parkinson's disease.

These differing interpretations of the same behavior seem to be caused by Ethan and Heather's differences in

a. accessibility.
b. current goals.
c. stereotypes.
d. self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 2

Based on the study by Harold Kelley (1950) presented in your text, if you were to describe yourself to a blind date as being witty, how would she be most likely to view a slightly sarcastic comment you make?

a. as rude
b. as insensitive
c. as being funny and witty
d. as extremely sarcastic