Warren believes that Tom is an outgoing, gregarious person. Whom did you hang out with this weekend? Warren asks Tom. Tell me about all of the fun things that you have planned for the summer, Warren continues.
Although Tom is usually rather quiet and reserved, he responds to Warren in an outgoing, friendly manner. This is an example of
a. the perseverance effect.
b. the primacy effect.
c. reconstructive memory.
d. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Question 2
Self-fulfilling prophecies can best be described as
a. someone who believes he or she can do something and does it.
b. when people inadvertently make schemas come true by the way they treat others.
c. the perseverance of a schema after it has been discredited.
d. the nonconscious processes that help us function in daily life.
Cellular section from the brain of a person who died from Alzheimer's disease.
Photograph of a person with a cataract in the right eye.
Letter from a Person with Pure Alexia
Infants often rely on a caregiver as a secure base when they meet a new person.
Greenhouse gases absorb part of the outgoing IR radiation
Coffee will not sober you up. An intoxicated person who drinks coffee will end up being a stimulated