Mikayla met Ben for the first time this past weekend. She could not help but notice how attractive he was. Because of that, she assumed that Ben was also exciting, sociable, and interesting. What has Mikayla just demonstrated?

a) mere-exposure effect
b) halo effect
c) situational attribution
d) proximity effect

Answer: b

Psychology

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a. CR and UCR; closely enough in time to be perceived as related b. CR and UCR; far enough apart in time to be perceived as unrelated c. CS and UCS; far enough apart in time to be perceived as unrelated d. CS and UCS; closely enough in time to be perceived as related

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"I believe that emotions and physiological arousal tend to happen simultaneously." Which theorist would be responsible for making such a statement?

a. Walter Cannon or Philip Bard b. William James or Carl Lange c. Stanley Schachter or Jerome Singer d. Sigmund Freud or Erik Erikson

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