Author Question: Nesbit & Cohen (1996) found that among ____ in the American South, there was a greater ... (Read 65 times)

chads108 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Nesbit & Cohen (1996) found that among ____ in the American South, there was a greater acceptance of the notion that a man has a right to kill in defense of his family and his house.

a. black women
b. white women
c. black men
d. white men

Question 2

Darley and Gross (1983) conducted a study in which they asked participants to evaluate the intellectual ability of a nine-year-old named Hannah.. Some participants were led to believe that she came from a high socioeconomic (SES) background others were led to believe she came from a low SES background. Which statement about this study is accurate?

a. Only for perceivers who actually met the target (i.e., Hannah) in person did expectation influence perceptions.
b. Perceivers' expectations determined the way they behaved toward the target, which in turn influenced thetarget's behavior.
c. Perceivers' expectations led them to fail to notice clear limitations of the target's actual performance.
d. Perceivers' expectations affected their perceptions of the target's performance, even when that performancewas identical across conditions.