Suppose You Are Told That a Guest Lecturer Who Will

question 183

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are told that a guest lecturer who will be coming to your class is rather aloof and cold.When the lecturer does come,you find that the lecturer behaves in a way that is consistent with the expectations you have been given.While it may be that the lecturer is in fact cold and aloof,which of the following additional conclusions is most likely?

• A)Your conclusions were facilitated by the activation of a specific schema.
• B)Your conclusions were facilitated by the fundamental activation error.
• C)Your conclusions were facilitated by the self-serving bias.
• D)Your conclusions were facilitated by stereotype threat.

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