Allison has just presented her paper and has done a really good ...

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Allison has just presented her paper and has done a really good job. Why should you not want to present your own paper directly after she does?
 
  A) to avoid the stereotyping effect
  B) to avoid the halo effect
  C) to avoid the contrast effect
  D) to avoid the projection effect
  E) to avoid the fundamental attribution error

Question 2

You are the manager of a small boutique. You have decided to apply the Big Five Model in order to understand your employees and their work habits because it is generally supported by an impressive body of research.
 
  You want to use the five dimensions of personality to match individuals with jobs to which they are well-suited. You know that your customers are demanding and sometimes difficult. So the salesperson should be able to withstand high levels of stress. Which personality dimension taps a person's ability to withstand stress?
  A) extraversion
  B) openness to experience
  C) conscientiousness
  D) emotional stability
  E) agreeableness

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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) With the contrast effect, evaluation of a person's characteristics is affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics. Since Allison has just presented a very good paper, the next person would need to be as good as her, or he would be more negatively judged than if he had presented after someone presenting an average paper.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: D) The emotional stability dimension taps a person's ability to withstand stress. People with positive emotional stability tend to be calm, self-confident, and secure. Those with high negative scores tend to be nervous, anxious, depressed, and insecure.