Why do we engage in the stereotyping of people?
a) to validate our assumptions
b) to help us perceive people more accurately
c) to reduce the amount of information we need to process
d) to provide more complete information about individuals
c
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Which of the following statements probably refers to a problem associated with an "open door" policy rather than serial communication?
a. Potential for excessive communication b. Message content is often modified c. Bad news is seldom relayed d. The physical distance reduced accuracy
Recent research has shown the James-Lange theory to be at least partially correct about the unique physiological arousal states associated with emotions. This finding would not have been possible when the theory was developed because ____
a. ?the technology to measure minute changes in arousal did not exist b. ?it would not have been ethical to conduct the research considering the cultural views at the time c. ?psychology did not study the physiological basis for behavior until the 1960s d. ?our understanding of emotions at that time was so primitive that the research could not have been conceived