In Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968) classic study of the self-fulfilling prophecy, students showed greater increases in their IQ scores when
A) their peers were told that some of their classmates would do better in their studies during
the upcoming year.
B) their teachers were told that the students would probably make large intellectual gains
during the upcoming school year.
C) they were told that they could expect to do better in their studies during the upcoming
school year.
D) their parents were told that their children would make large intellectual gains during the
upcoming school year.
B
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According to the principle of _______________, human behavior is the result of factors that influence us in predictable ways
A) free will B) materialism C) determinism D) empiricism
Recall that researchers asked some students on the way to a field house shower to sign a petition advocating water conservation, others to report on their water use, and others to do both. Those who both reported their water use and signed the petition took shorter showers than those students in the other two conditions because
a. the intervention took too long and they had to hurry. b. they were reminded that they were not practicing what they preached. c. they became more aware of how much water they used. d. they made a public commitment to conserve water.