When Fatima First Met Katie at Work,Katie Seemed Impatient,stressed Out,and

question 42

Multiple Choice

When Fatima first met Katie at work,Katie seemed impatient,stressed out,and irritable.Although Katie has since adjusted and become more even-tempered,Fatima still tries to avoid her.Fatima continues to see Katie in a negative light most likely due to the __________.

• A)halo effect
• B)primacy effect
• C)horn effect
• D)recency effect

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Definitions:

Situational Determinants

These refer to external factors or environmental conditions that influence an individual's behavior, emotions, and decisions in different contexts.

Conformity

A change in behavior due to explicit or implicit social pressure.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the influence of personality or dispositional factors on an individual's behavior while underestimating the influence of situational factors.

Dispositional Causes

Factors related to an individual's personality or internal characteristics that are thought to cause their behavior.