Ben has been set up on a blind date. He knows his date works as a counselor, so when they meet, he pays special attention to how she talks to him, her body language, and her tone of voice. He is concerned she will interact with him as if he is a patient. Bens reaction demonstrates the power that ____ have on our perception of others.
a. mere-exposures
b. schemas
c. attribution errors
d. illusory correlations
Question 2
In presidential election campaigns, many television ads focus on the negatives of an opponent. Campaign managers are obviously aware that when people are forming impressions, they tend to ____.
a. give others the benefit of the doubt
b. focus most on self-serving biases
c. view negative information as more important than positive information
d. believe what they see and hear on television over what they read in newspapers and hear on the radio
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