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jerry coleman

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Tiffany has a hard time trusting her friends because she believes they are irresponsible. Accordingly, when she makes dinner plans with one friend, she also makes backup plans with someone else, and she goes to one or the other.
 
  Her friends soon in turn begin to blow off their arrangements with Tiffany, because they are never sure whether she will show up. Tiffany thinks to herself, See, I was right, my friends are irresponsible. Which of the following best explains why Tiffany made this conclusion?
  a. accurate social perception due to controlled processes
  b. a self-fulfilling prophecy
  c. holistic thinking
  d. accurate social perception due to automatic processes

Question 2

Suppose you have invited a new acquaintance over to your apartment and want to make a good impression; in other words, you want this person to like you. Which of the following should you do?
 
  a. Serve the person a warm drink and hope that he or she holds it in their hands while you are talking to him or her.
  b. Serve the person a cold drink and hope that he or she holds it in their hands while you are talking to him or her.
  c. Bake some bread before the person comes over so that the apartment smells nice.
  d. Serve the person a snack on a very heavy plate.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: A





 

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