When Asch (1946)presented Students with a Description of Someone as "Intelligent,industrious,impulsive,critical,stubborn,and

question 97

Multiple Choice

When Asch (1946) presented students with a description of someone as "intelligent,industrious,impulsive,critical,stubborn,and envious," they rated the person ________ than if the opposite order of adjectives was presented.

• A)less positively
• B)more positively
• C)less attractive
• D)more attractive

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Definitions:

Assessment

A broad array of evaluative procedures that yield information about a person. An assessment may consist of many procedures, including a clinical interview, personality tests, ability tests, and informal assessment.

Mental Status

The level of cognitive, emotional, and psychological functioning or stability of an individual at a given time.

Separate Paragraph

A discrete section of writing that typically deals with a single theme or idea, separated from other paragraphs by spaces or indentation.

DSM

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a comprehensive classification and diagnostic tool used by mental health professionals.