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HudsonKB16

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Which of the following statements is true regarding a contrast effect?
 
  A) It attributes success to internal factors and blames failure on external factors.
  B) It involves judging a person on the basis of perception of the group to which he or she belongs.
  C) It involves evaluation of a person's features based on comparison with another person.
  D) It indicates a tendency to draw a general conclusion about a person on the basis of one feature.
  E) It indicates a tendency to fixate on initial information and fail to accept subsequent data.

Question 2

An individual's value system is obtained by ranking the person's values in terms of their intensity.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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tdewitt

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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Contrast effect is the evaluation of a person's characteristics that is affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE
Explanation: Values represent basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence. An individual's value system is obtained by ranking the person's values in terms of their intensity.


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