When looking for a face in the crowd, it is easier to find an angry face than a neutral or happy face. This is an example of the _____________ effect
a. valence-asymmetric c. pessimistic
b. depression-cognition d. negative-emotion
Answer: a
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a. tend to contradict the findings of cross-sectional studies b. show that infants who are securely attached receive higher ratings in childhood and adolescence on measures of social skills c. indicate that a history of disorganized/disoriented attachment is not a risk factor for developing psychopathology d. infant attachment classifications rarely change, even when life circumstances and the caregiving environment change
If, as Arkes and Tetlock have speculated, Jesse Jackson were to "fail" an IAT that asks about his attitudes toward African Americans, it is because ________
a) he endorses negative stereotypes toward African Americans but is nevertheless slower to respond to pairings of "African American" and "good" (than to African American and bad) b) although he does not endorse negative stereotypes of African Americans in the culture, he is nevertheless slower to respond to pairings of "African American" and "bad" (than to African American and good) c) in attempting to fake his score, he may inadvertently show negative attitudes toward African Americans d) although he does not endorse negative stereotypes of African Americans in the culture, he has good knowledge of those stereotypes e) stereotype threat may cause his anxiety in taking the test to result in faster responses to positive-word/African American pairings (than to negative-word/African American pairings)