You Met Sarah in Your Very First Introduction to Psychology

question 64

Multiple Choice

You met Sarah in your very first Introduction to Psychology lecture. Throughout the semester, you have discovered that Sarah is intelligent, humorous, generous, and really social. However, you have also noticed she is quite lazy and bossy. Using your knowledge of cognitive algebra, you have worked out that your final impression of Sarah as a potential friend is quite high at +3.60. However, your final impression of Sarah as a partner for an assignment is -1.70. This is an example of:

• A) averaging.
• B) stereotyping.
• C) summation.
• D) weighted averaging.

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Definitions:

Immediate Benefits

Advantages or positive effects that can be realized quickly after implementing a decision or action.

Political Bias

A preference or inclination that influences judgment or decision-making, favoring or disfavoring certain political parties or ideologies.

Public Bureaucracies

Organizations within the public sector governed by a fixed set of rules and structured hierarchically, tasked with implementing government policies.

Public Choice Theorists

Economists and political scientists who study how public decisions are made, applying theories and methods of economics to analyze political behavior and decision-making.