While making interpersonal judgments, Fred gives a person similar ratings on traits that he sees as being interrelated without serious consideration of whether the person actually exhibits all of these traits. This is an example of which rating error?

a. halo effect
b. logical error in rating
c. central tendency bias
d. acquiescent response set

b

Psychology

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a. consensual validation. b. extreme sociability. c. heightened activity in the left hemisphere. d. a stable sense of self.

Psychology

Giving students money for grades or rewards for reading is a form of _________ motivation

a. intrinsic b. leadership c. extrinsic d. cooperative

Psychology