In a well-known study conducted by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968), schoolteachers were told that certain of their students—who were in fact chosen by the researchers at random—were "intellectual bloomers" and had tremendous academic potential. When these students were tested at the end of the year, it was found that their IQ scores had indeed significantly increased (presumably as a result of
the special attention and treatment they had received from their teachers). This research most clearly demonstrates ____.
a. the self-serving bias
b. the discontinuity effect
c. scapegoating
d. the self-fulfilling prophecy
D
Psychology
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Desiree is an average young adult American female. Based upon statistics, which of the following is the most frequent activity that she is likely to engage in on weekday nights, between dinner and bedtime?
a. watching television b. talking with friends c. doing chores d. walking the dog
Psychology
What theory contends that people have a natural capacity to make decisions about their lives?
a) psychoanalytic b) behavioral c) humanistic d) social-cognitive learning theory
Psychology