The Tendency to Evaluate Others in Terms of First Impressions

question 115

Multiple Choice

The tendency to evaluate others in terms of first impressions is called the ______.

• A) primacy effect
• B) recency effect
• C) fundamental attribution error
• D) actor-observer effect

Explain strategies to minimize Type II errors in research.

Understand the significance levels (alpha, α) and their role in hypothesis testing.

Understand the relationship between sample size and the probability of making Type I or Type II errors.

Know the common strategies used to decrease the chances of making Type I or Type II errors in hypothesis testing.

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Definitions:

FAS

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