In One Study, Students Read a Fictitious Job Application

question 11

Multiple Choice

In one study, students read a fictitious job application. The applications are identical except that half have a female name ("Joan") and half have a male name ("John") . The students rate the likelihood of the applicant succeeding at the job. What is the dependent variable?

• A) The name on the job application
• B) The students
• C) The students' ratings of the applicants' success
• D) The gender of the students

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Definitions:

Classically Conditioned

A conditioning process that involves pairing two stimuli repeatedly; the response initially produced by the second stimulus eventually comes to be produced by the first stimulus exclusively.

Automatic Processing

Cognitive operations that occur without conscious awareness or effort, often as a result of learning and practice.

Misinformation Effect

The misinformation effect happens when a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information.

Hypnotically Refreshed

The process of enhancing memory recall through hypnosis, though its reliability is controversial.